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City of Fort Wayne, IN
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PRIORITY FUNDING PROJECTS

In order to maximize the water quality and public health benefits that would result if additional federal funding were appropriated to Maumee River Basin communities to address NPDES mandates and wastewater infrastructure needs, the MRBPLG has prepared a list of priority projects that are considered to be crucial to improving water quality and public health in the Maumee River Basin. The text below identifies the eleven priority projects (total cost of $181.1 million), that if funded would be most beneficial to water quality and public health in the Maumee River Basin. You can also download or view this information in tabular form, by clicking here.

Last Revised: June 2006

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Toledo, OH --- Fort Wayne, IN --- Lima, OH --- Defiance, OH

TOLEDO, OHIO CSO PROGRAMS

• Consent Decree/Equalization Basin
  • Project Cost = $27.0 million
  • Project Duration = 26 months
  • Project Description: This project would involve the construction of a holding basin to be utilized during wet weather flows.  It would relieve the high flows to the wastewater treatment plant by holding the wastewater until the treatment plant is able to process it.
  • Public Benefit: Reduce the amount of raw sewage discharge into the Maumee River

• Grit Facility
  • Project Cost = $13.9 million
  • Project Duration = 17 months
  • Project Description: This project would build a grit facility that removes grit from the wet weather flows. 
  • Public Benefit: Removal of grit provides longer life for wastewater treatment equipment.

• Consent Decree/Ballasted Flocculation
  • Project Cost = $30.0 million
  • Project Duration = 17 months
  • Project Description: This project would utilize a new technology for wastewater treatment to be used in primary treatment increasing the ability to achieve good solids removal performance at a very high surface overflow rate. 
  • Public Benefit: Improves the overall effectiveness of the wastewater treatment process and ultimately reduces the amount of raw sewage discharged into the Maumee River

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA CSO PROGRAMS

• Storm Sewer Separation Projects in Creighton Home, Poplar, and Broad River Neighborhoods (Subbasin K0690A)
  • Project Cost = $8.6 million
  • Project Duration = 5 years
  • Project Description: This project involves sewer separation by constructing new storm sewers.  Under this project, stormwater runoff will be removed from existing combined sewers and rerouted to the new storm sewers.  The existing combined sewers will continue to transport sanitary flows. 
  • Public Benefit: This project will directly benefit 1,600 homeowners in the City of Fort Wayne by reducing sanitary backups into basements and flooding problems.    The project will also reduce CSO discharges to the St. Mary’s River.
  
  
• Storm Sewer Separation Projects in Creighton Home, Poplar, and Broad River Neighborhoods (Subbasin K0690A)
  • Project Cost = $8.6 million
• Project Duration = 5 years
• Project Description: This project involves sewer separation by constructing new storm sewers.  Under this project, stormwater runoff will be removed from existing combined sewers and rerouted to the new storm sewers.  The existing combined sewers will continue to transport sanitary flows. 
• Public Benefit: This project will directly benefit 1,600 homeowners in the City of Fort Wayne by reducing sanitary backups into basements and flooding problems.    The project will also reduce CSO discharges to the St. Mary’s River.

• Storm Sewer Separation Projects in Subbasins 022061B-N22005-O22092
  • Project Cost = $9.8 million
• Project Duration = 3 years
• Project Description: This project involves sewer separation by constructing new sanitary sewers, laterals and reusing the existing combined sewers for storm flows.
• Public Benefit: This project will directly benefit 850 homeowners in the City of Fort Wayne by reducing sanitary backups into basements.  The project will also reduce CSO discharges to the St. Joseph River.

LIMA, OHIO CSO PROGRAM

• LTCP Compliance
  • Project Cost = $49.0 million
  • Project Duration = 15 years
  • Project Description: Storage Basin & WWTP Wet Weather Upgrades
  • Public Benefit: This project will reduce CSO discharges to the Ottawa River.

LIMA, OHIO SSO PROGRAM

• SSO Elimination Plan
  • Project Cost = $30.1 million
  • Project Duration = 5 years
  • Project Description: Pump Station Upgrades and Storage Basins
  • Public Benefit: This project will eliminate overflows and reduce basement flooding.

DEFIANCE, OHIO CSO PROGRAMS

• Group 2 SXO MH 1043 Fresh Water Separation Work
  • Project Cost = $4.1 million
  • Project Duration = 3 years
  • Project Description: SSES, private property evaluations, engineering & design work, construction
  • Public Benefit: Reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the Maumee River.
    
    
• Groups 1 & 3 CSO's Storm Regulators M-6, NE-2, M-7, M-8, & M-9 Fresh Water Separation Work
  • Project Cost = $2.3 million
  • Project Duration = 3 years
  • Project Description: SSES, rate study, private property evaluations, engineering & design work, construction
  • Public Benefit: Reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the Maumee River.
    
    
• Group 4 CSO's Stormwater Regulators A-7, A-8, & MH 454 Fresh Water Separation Work
  • Project Cost = $3.0 million
  • Project Duration = 3 years
  • Project Description: SSES, private property evaluations, engineering & design work, construction
  • Public Benefit: Reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the Maumee River.