More Sewer Plant Upgrades Beginning

Fairhope, Alabama 

 

 

Current headworks.

TO REDUCE OVERFLOWS

A project to upgrade the city's wastewater treatment plant's headworks is about to begin using a $1.2 million federal ARPA grant disbursed by ADEM. 

Taylor Corporation was the low bidder at $4.9 million; $5 million was budgeted by the city for it this year.  Krebs is the engineer for the project.

The project had been delayed getting started due to parts shortages.

From a 2023 Fairhope Times report:

"... the head works is the point all the wastewater first enters the plant.

Consultant engineers from Garver Engineering said the project would increase overall peak flow capacity from current 10 million gallons per day to 12 million, provide redundancy, and more effective odor control for adjacent bluff neighborhoods.  (7.5 million gpd was the actual peak recorded recently.)... ."



Conceptual design.

 


Comments

Anonymous said…
maybe it is about time we start thinking about a second treatment plant some where else. If we want to stay in that business that is.
Anonymous said…
Does anyone think that perhaps our sewer plant cannot handle all of the new development that the City continues to sign it up for?
Anonymous said…
being expanded now . pay attention!
Anonymous said…
Always smells terrible nearby on the bluff. The city can do better!
Anonymous said…
the golden goose is dying
Anonymous said…
Wastewater plant has been in that location since late 40s early 50s. Remember when you are in the bathroom and how it smells, it is sewer entering and PooPourri can only help so much. The upgrade is going to help with that problem, read the article and don't just complain.