The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com      Big Mouth Gully location. Current deficiencies. Benefits of the proposed expansion.   BIG MOUTH GULLY SITE PROBLEMATIC Consultants from Krebs Engineering presented their $40 million conceptual plan for upgrading the city's sewage treatment plant to expand it to maximum capacity -- given the limited amount of physical space at its location in the Big Mouth Gully, just north of city hall. Improved redundancy/reliability are also goals mentioned. Current maximum treatment capacity is 4 million gallons per day and the improvements will increase that to 6 (with room left for up to 8 MGD); average daily sewage treated now is about 2.2 MGD, according to the consultants. "Peak capacity" during heavy rain storms where rainwater may penetrate into collection system pipes overloading the system (causing sewage overflows) will be addressed as well, according to the consultant  (from current 10 to 18 MGD). SECOND OPINION N...