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DPW ROAD & PROJECT UPDATE
September 16, 2009
City of Taunton, Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Progress Report – As Of September 2009
Paving Projects FY2010 .
Arbor Way |
Silver Street |
Ashland Street |
Thrasher Street |
Benefit Street |
Village Circle |
Couch Street |
West Water Street |
Grant Street |
Winter Avenue |
Hon. Gordon Owen Riverway |
Winter Street |
Lawrence Street |
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Longmeadow Road |
Chapter 90 Project Request submitted: 9-11-09: |
Nichols Drive |
Burt Street |
North Pleasant Street |
Jerome Street |
North Walker Street |
Shore Street |
Pat-Ree Drive |
Tremont Street |
Round Street |
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School Street |
MOCD Project: |
Second Street |
Lawrence Street |
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State Street |
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East Walnut Street |
Proposed Streets Crack-Sealed |
County Street |
Devon Street |
High Street |
Main Street |
South Walker Street |
Summer Street |
Tremont Street |
Washington Street |
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Proposed Street Markings (Line Painting) |
Bay Street |
County Street |
Hart Street |
Kilmer Avenue |
Hon. Gordon Owen Riverway |
Longmeadow Road |
Myles Standish Blvd. |
North Walker Street |
North Pleasant Street |
Winter Street |
Drain Projects |
Middleboro Avenue |
Plain Street (Pending Stimulus funding) |
Road Reconstruction Project |
Plain Street (Pending Stimulus funding) |
Somerset Avenue – Full depth reconstruction |
Capital Sewer Projects .
EPA Administrative Order
- Submitted combination manhole & monitoring plan to EPA
- Manhole monitoring and investigation programs are being conducted.
- Report outlining previous efforts to identify and remove private inflow has been submitted.
- CMOM Program Self Assessment checklist has been completed and Action Plan is being drafted.
- Phase I core area dye testing has started.
- On-going inflow investigations at the Court House project area etc.
Phase 2 Sewer System Rehabilitation and Improvements
- Smoke testing and Televising in Subsystem G – 12,000 lineal feet
- Dye tested 81 sites where roof leaders discharged into ground, identified BOH building as positive.
- Dye water flooding at 23 sites, where drains tested positive for smoke, found 4 catch basins connected to sewer.
- Notified 312 residents whose properties had been identified as suspect sources for illicit sump pump or roof leader connections. Field inspector visit 294 sites and is preparing report.
Phase 3 Sewer System Rehabilitation and Improvements ($2.15M) Complete
- Cured-in-place pipe lining of 3,500 LF is complete on the main sewer interceptor in the City from the Plain Street Bridge to the Main Pumping Station on West Water St.
- 72 vented MH frames & covers have been replaced.
- Ashland St. sewer and adjacent storm drain have been replaced.
- 33 Drain lateral installations are complete for future sump pump removals.
- Area G investigations are continuing.
Phase 4 Sewer System Rehabilitation and Improvements ($1.97M) 90% Complete
- Second Street sewer was replaced in its entirety.
- 10,500 linear feet of sewer has been lined.
- Myrtle Street sewer was partially replaced and the reminder will be lined. Myrtle Place sewer has been replaced.
- Creedway sewer and water main have been replaced.
- 70 vented MH frames & covers have been replaced.
- Bliss Street sewer has been extended to sewer all residents on Bliss via gravity service.
Cobb Brook ($1.8M) G.Lopes Construction, Inc. 95% Complete
- 100% or 750 feet of the 4-foot by 10-foot culvert has been installed.
- Four combination sewer/ drain manholes have been eliminated on Winthrop Street.
Phase 5 SSES and Dean St Pump Station (Design)
- Phase 5 design is complete and bids were opened in April. Contract award is pending.
- Currently designing the upgrade to the Dean Street Pump Station. Construction will start this fall.
Phase 6 SSES and Industrial Park Pump Station (Design)
- Phase 6 SSES and Industrial Park Pump Station improvements are currently under design. Design is ~10% complete and will be finished for submittal to MADEP by October.
Environmental Impact Report
Report is ~95% complete.
Winthrop St / Williams St / Davenport Terrace / Matthews Dr Sewer Projects
- Prepared funding application and submitted it MADEP for their review and funding availability.
- Design is underway (~25% complete).
Harris Street Water Pumping Station- Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- In response to an Administrative Consent Order, prepared and submitted a Phase I Initial Site Investigation and Tier Classification for submittal to MADEP to address deficiencies in a previously filed Response Action Outcome (RAO) for a release of petroleum from two former underground storage tanks at the Harris Street Water Pumping Station.
- Removed an Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) from the property deed that was part of the previously filed RAO.
- Implemented a Supplemental Environmental Project to mitigate a $25,000 fine for violations of the AUL.
- Finalizing the Release Abatement Measure (RAM) plan to complete the cleanup of the oil spill from the former underground storage tanks.
- Will be implementing the RAM plan in June 2009.
Harris Street Water Pumping Station & Water Treatment Plant – Regulatory Compliance
- Finalizing Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for each facility to meet the requirements of EPA’s oil pollution regulations.
- Provided employee training on implementing the SPCC plans in March 2009.
Baker Road – Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- In order to avoid potential fines and under a MassDEP amnesty program, prepared and submitted a Phase I Initial Site Investigation and Tier Classification for submittal to MADEP for an along the Taunton River that was previously remediated by EPA.
- Will be conducting further investigation in Summer 2009 to determine the extent lead in the groundwater in the area of the EPA cleanup.
DPW Facility, Ingell Street – Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- Conducting annual sampling to meet requirements of Class C Response Action Outcome.
- Preparing and filing of necessary reports to MassDEP to meet requirements of Class C Response Action Outcome.
- Identified indoor air issues associated with products being used within the garage area.
- In the process of completing an Immediate Response Action to meet MassDEP requirements.
Middleboro Ave Drainage
- Design is 90% complete. Construction will begin this fall.
Plain Street Road Reconstruction
- Design is 85% complete. Construction will begin this fall.
Airport Site Assessment
- Investigate the feasibility of performing a site grading/reclamation project on a portion of the Taunton Airport property to allow for the future expansion of the airport facilities; the surplus gravel generated by the regrading would be sold by the City.
Veolia Water Accomplishments
Operation and Maintenance
- Cleaned 19.3 miles of sewer pipe
- Televised 7.8 miles of sewer pipe
- Removed 74.44 tons of debris creating 15,049 cubic feet of hydraulic capacity
- Inspected 433 manholes
- Responded to 264 calls from City residents
- Cleared 7 blockages
- Repaired 26 manholes
- Completed 26 Emergency Sewer Repairs
- Inspected and Approved 5 Sewer tie-ins
- Removed 1,049,861 gpd Inflow and Infiltration (See below)
FY 2009 |
Infiltration and Inflow Removal Summary |
Taunton, Massachusetts |
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Infiltration |
Inflow |
Total |
Sewer |
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GPD |
GPD |
GPD |
Bank |
July |
41,500 |
0 |
41,500 |
8300 |
August |
343,150 |
8,640 |
351,790 |
70358 |
September |
0 |
5,321 |
5,321 |
1064.2 |
October |
1,730 |
0 |
1,730 |
346 |
November |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
December |
105,960 |
163,580 |
269,540 |
53908 |
January |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
February |
150,000 |
5,760 |
155,760 |
31152 |
March |
86,120 |
99,210 |
185,330 |
37066 |
April |
10,370 |
17,280 |
27,650 |
5530 |
May |
4,320 |
6,920 |
11,240 |
2248 |
June |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
743,150 |
306,711 |
1,049,861 |
209,972 |
From July 1, 2008 – May 1, 2009, an estimated 1,049,861 gpd of inflow and infiltration has been removed. This has resulted in a reduction in CSO intensity.
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