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Work Begins at the Fremont Water Pollution Control Center

May 23, 2013

On Tuesday, May 21, MWH Constructors celebrated with the City of Fremont as they officially broke ground on the Water Pollution Control Center improvements project in Ohio. The $60 million upgrade and expansion is the largest public project ever undertaken by the City of Fremont.

The groundbreaking event was well attended by local officials. Former Fremont City Council President and longtime council member Duane Simmons delivered a MWH-Ground-breaking-148blessing at the ceremony, with Mayor Jim Ellis, WPCC Superintendent Jeff Lamson and MWH Constructors Project Manager Bryan Canzoneri also speaking at the event.

MWH Constructors, in association with Mosser Construction, Inc., of Fremont, are providing preconstruction and construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) services to upgrade and expand the existing wastewater collection system, which was originally built in 1949. The system is a combined sewer overflow (CSO) that conveys dry weather flow to the wastewater plant at approximately 6 million gallons per day (mgd).

MWH-Ground-breakingThe plant is sized to effectively process the dry weather flow, but during wet weather events the combined raw sewage and storm water is greater than the collection system and plant capacities. The result is an overflow into the Sandusky River, which has important recreation value to the community and is a spawning area for Lake Erie Walleye game fish.

The project will expand capacity to 24 mgd to enhance environmental protection and the health and well-being of all residents in the region. The completed project will also meet state and Environmental Protection Agency regulatory requirements. Construction is slated for completion in December 2015.

During the ceremony on Tuesday, Mayor Ellis stated that the CMAR process was working well so far for the city and gave it the ability to get a tighter handle on project costs, while constructing the needed expansion and upgrades.

The project is one of the first where a general law City, such as Fremont, is utilizing the CMAR project management method pursuant to a recent change in Ohio Freemont-Ground-breaking-2law.

 

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