Earlier this year, staff learned that the below ground wet pit of Master Lift Station 1A is structurally compromised. Corrosive gases within the wet pit have substantially deteriorated the concrete structure including the rebar in the top slab of the wet pit which is also the floor of the above ground building.

As this master lift station basically serves all of the District’s customers east of the railroad tracks and President Barack Obama Highway, further deterioration could potentially be catastrophic and the condition of aforementioned structure needs to be improved upon in an expedited basis. Also, the large quantity of wastewater which may have disease-causing organisms, may spill on the ground, enter surface waters that are used for fishing, swimming and recreation, and even back up into the homes and businesses within the communities. In addition, the repairs are needed to protect the safety of the City employees that enter the building to operate and maintain this lift station on a daily basis.

 

The Capital Improvement Plan for FY2021/2122 through FY 2025/2026 was adopted by ordinance on September 29, 2020. The Utility Special District has included lift station rehabilitation in its 5-year Capital Improvement Plan budget. In addition to the repairs protecting the safety of the City’s employees, this will improve the integrity and reliability of the wastewater transmission system thereby protecting the health, safety, and welfare of our customers.