Town of Pound Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades and I-I Projects

The Pound Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was originally built in the mid-1970s as a 0.3 million gallons per day (MGD) plant. The construction of the Red Onion Correctional Center in the mid 1990’s necessitated an upgrade/expansion of the WWTP to 0.5 MGD. In the 20+ years following this upgrade, the WWTP is now in need of a major rehabilitation to address aging equipment and mitigation of excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I) in the sanitary sewer system.

T&L is partnering with the Town in the planning, design, permitting, bidding and construction of the WWTP rehabilitation and I/I mitigation project which includes rehabilitation of the WWTP including a new flow equalization basin.

T&L assisted the Town of Pound in obtaining funding through the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $3.38 Million for rehabilitation of the WWTP. Of this total, $1.8 Million is in the form of principal forgiveness (grant) with the remaining $1.58 Million as a zero-interest loan for 25 years.

The proposed construction budget is $2.38 Million.

Additionally, T&L and Tri-State Utilities have been working with the Town of Pound on their old, aging and leaking collection system.

A sampling of our services have included:

• Development of a PER for removal of I/I
• Six (6) months of flow monitoring utilizing three (3) of T&L’s in-house flow meters
• High performance jet cleaning of the sewer system to facilitate CCTV inspections
• CCTV inspection of the sewer system for approximately 2.5 miles
• Inspection of 130 manholes
• Assessment of the findings and recommended solutions including line replacement and CIP lining
• Development of a detailed report including videos, findings, cost estimates, etc…
• Work with funding agencies such as DEQ, RD and others for funding of the project for I/I removal

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