City of Vanceburg
| State: Kentucky (Lewis County) Agency: Date: Type
of Improvement: Construction Cost:
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 Vanceburg Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Project Description:
Beginning in 1988, HMB was contracted by the Vanceburg Utilities Commission
to help determine the best course of action for improving wastewater collection
and treatment services in Vanceburg, Kentucky. The City of Vanceburg was operating
an existing contact stabilization wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharging
into the Ohio River. This treatment plant was constructed in 1964. The major
shortcomings of this treatment plant were two-fold: 1.) The plant being 24 years
old, much of the process equipment was at or near the end of its useful life
and, therefore, needed replacing, and 2.) The plant was also operating at capacity
during normal (dry) flow conditions and was severely over loaded during rainfall
periods. The City operated several package type treatment plants and would be
better served by eliminating these and connecting them to the municipal system.
This could not occur at the existing WWTP since it was operating at capacity.
HMB's Preliminary Engineering Report recommended two major improvements to the
municipal sewer system: 1.) Construct a new oxidation ditch treatment process
at the existing plant site, (the old plant will be utilized for sludge holding
and continued use of the head house and related facilities) and 2.) Construct
a pumping station and force main to replace an existing package plant at U.S.
Shoe Corporation (this also allowed the Lewis County High School to abandon
their package plant and tap on to the municipal system). Therefore, two package
plants were eliminated. All improvements were constructed by 1994. Also in 1988,
HMB designed a new 20,000 gpd package WWTP to serve the new Black Oak Industrial
Park near Vanceburg in Lewis County. The new plant was constructed by 1990.
HMB has also recently provided design engineering for the expansion of sewer
service along Town Branch Road in the vicinity of Vanceburg.