Resolution setting a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on May 19, 2025 for the 6th Avenue Pump Station Odor Control.  Project #PW24-17

The 6th Avenue sanitary sewer pump station is the third largest station in the sanitary collection system with nearly 35% of the City’s sewage passing through this station.

Through the process of collecting and treating wastewater, nuisance odors are emitted and often become a point of concern.  During the time it takes the sewage to travel through the collection system, septic conditions can occur.  This is particularly true during the summer, when smells can be the most offensive.

Larger pump stations, like 6th Avenue, can be equipped with an air scrubber system to reduce the foul odor issues.  The station still has the original odor control units constructed in 1992. This project will replace the system which has now reached beyond its service life limit. The newer technology of a modern air scrubber system will provide more reliable and improved odor control for the surrounding neighborhood.

The project will also include the necessary modifications to the electrical motor control center to accommodate the new system.

This project was included in the FY24 CIP with a budget of $1,000,000 in Local Option Sales Tax funds.

Approval of this resolution to set the Public Hearing.