Water Resources plans many waterworks, wastewater improvements through 2025

BATAVIA, OH — The Clermont County Water Resources Department’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (2021-2025) calls for many improvements to water mains, water tanks and sewers.

The waterworks plan calls for 60 waterworks capital improvements valued at $32.9 million, including 26 water main replacement projects ($16.8 million), eight elevated water tank inspection, rehab and painting projects ($4.3 million), 10 water treatment plant and well field improvement projects ($3 million), seven new infrastructure/expansion projects ($3.7 million) and three petition/assessment projects ($1.2 million).

The wastewater plan calls for 56 wastewater capital improvements estimated at $63.9 million, including 15 sewer replacement/rehabilitation projects ($22.6 million), nine lift station replacement, upgrade or elimination projects ($10.4 million), 10 wastewater treatment plant improvement or elimination projects ($13.0 million), four new infrastructure/expansion projects ($3.3 million), and eight petition/assessment projects ($12.9 million).

Waterworks capital improvement funding includes:

Available funding (2021-2025) $45,686,096

  • includes $3,119,020 million in grants
  • includes $90,500 contribution from the wastewater funds
  • 5-year plan 100 percent funded

Wastewater capital improvement funding includes:

Available funding (2021-2025) $62,369,811

  • includes $3.9 million in grants
  • includes a $90,500 contribution to the water meter replacement project
  • 5-year plan is 98% funded; shortage of $1.5 million

Water main replacement projects include:

  • Aicholtz Road (Union Township) – construction in 2022.
  • Bach Buxton (Union Township) – construction in 2021.
  • Branch Hill-Miamiville Road (Miami Township) – design 2021; construction 2023
  • Davis, Michael & Aldor ( Miami Township) – design in 2023; construction in 2024-2025
  • Fay (Goshen Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
  • Hopper Hill Road (Pierce & Union Township) – design 2021; construction 2022
  • McPicken Road & Menno Drive (Miami Township) – construction 2021
  • Old SR 74 (Union Township) – construction in 2023
  • Price Road (Miami Township) – design 2021; construction 2022-2023
  • SR 125 (Pierce & Batavia Townships) – construction 2021
  • SR 132; SR 48 to SR 28 (Goshen Township) – construction 2021-2022

Elevated water tank inspection, rehab and painting projects include:

  • Goshen tank (Goshen Township) – 2022
  • Afton tank (Williamsburg Township) – 2022
  • Summit tank (Batavia Township) – 2022
  • Buckwheat tank (Miami Township) – 2023
  • Day Heights tank (Miami Township) – 2023
  • Miamiville tank (Miami Township) – 2023
  • Lewis Road tank removal (Pierce Township) – 2024

Sewer replacement/rehabilitation projects include:

  • Collection system rehabilitation projects: Locust Lake (Pierce Township) and Bethel areas (Village of Bethel), along SR 132 in Owensville – construction 2021-2022
  • Backbone Creek sewer replacement (Batavia Township) – construction 2022
  • Glendale and Glen Willow (Union Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
  • Hall Run Sewer & EQ (Union Township) – design 2022 construction 2023
  • Nine Mile collection improvements (Pierce Township) – construction 2022-2023
  • O’Bannon (Goshen Township) – design and construction 2021-2022
  • SR 132 (Batavia Township) – design 2024; construction 2025

Lift station replacement, upgrade or elimination projects include:

  • Bethel lift station EQ facility (Tate Township) – design 2021; construction 2022-2023
  • Greenbriar lift station improvements (Batavia Township) – construction 2021-2022
  • Orchard Valley lift station (Miami Township) – design 2023; construction 2024
  • Shepherd Road lift station (Union Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
  • White Oak lift station relocation & upgrade (Pierce Township) – design 2021; construction 2022

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements or Elimination projects include:

  • Arrowhead wastewater treatment plant elimination (Miami Township) – construction 2022-2023
  • Lower East Fork WWTP Expansion (Union Township) – design 2024; construction 2025
  • Middle East Fork wastewater treatment plant improvements (Village of Batavia) – preliminary engineering 2020-2021; design 2022; construction 2023-2024
  • Nine Mile wastewater treatment plant improvements (Pierce Township) – construction 2021-2022

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