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Building Johnson County Government’s Largest Project – Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
SLIDE 2 Why Wastewater Treatment
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SLIDE 3 About JCW
- Located in northeast Kansas
- Established in 1945
- Enterprise funded
- 220 employees
- 6 WWTFs
- 32 pump stations
- 2,200 miles of sewer
- 500,000+ residents served
- 60 million gallons treated
each day
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SLIDE 5 About Tomahawk Creek WWTF
- Leawood. Mission Rd and Lee Blvd
- Established in 1955
- Trickling Filter Facility
- 1980s Linking Interceptor
- 7 mgd onsite/10 mgd to KCMO
- 150,000 – 190,000 residents
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Blue River Basin
Kansas Missouri
SLIDE 7 Drivers for Upgrade
- Age of equipment
- New regulations for
water quality
- Increasing operational costs
SLIDE 8 Planning Process
- Previous Studies 2006 and 2013
– Evaluated 8 Alternatives – Evaluated 0 MGD, 10 MGD, and 19 MGD – Recommend 19 MGD Option
- Project Definition Phase 2014-2015
- Design and GMP Development 2017 – 2018
- Construction 2018 - current
SLIDE 9 Missouri River Load Reductions Relative to Existing Condition Baseline
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SLIDE 10 All flow Some Flow No Flow
Financial Evaluation of Options
SLIDE 11 Operating Cost Comparison
Reduced Costs: $453 Million
SLIDE 12 Goals for Long-Term Investment
- Preserve high quality of life
- Improve water quality
- Provide the most cost-
effective long-term solutions for customers
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Existing Tomahawk Creek WWTF
SLIDE 14 Preliminary Design Concept
Station and Digester Complex
Building
Processing
Compressible Media Filters
Reaeration Facilities
Flow Holding Lagoon
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Dual Purpose Compressible Media Filters
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Tomahawk Creek Proposed Delivery Methods
SLIDE 17 Why CMAR for this Project
- Collaboration between All
parties
- Signiant Pre-design already
completed
- High risk, complicated project
- Earlier cost certainty
- Optimize design
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Tomahawk Creek Proposed CMAR Schedule
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Value Engineering led to Design Evolution
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Evolution of the Site
April 2017 July 2017
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Facility Protection Without Flood Rise
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Bedrock is at Different Elevations at Site
Rock Fill Only Piers Only Piers with Rock Fill
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Power Limitations were Addressed
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BIM / VR Tools were Utilized for Project
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Bluebeam was Used to Review Documents
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VE Analysis Continues during Construction
SLIDE 28 Construction Statistics
- 250,000 CY of Earth to Move
- 53,000 CY of Structural Concrete
- 3 Miles of Electrical Ductbank
- 110,000 LF of Pipe (Above & Below
Grade)
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Plant Flow Diagram
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Startup Process Overview
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BNR Basin & Basin Blower Building
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Filter Disinfection Complex
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Solids Processing Building
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Administration Building
SLIDE 35 Construction Challenges
- 2018 & 2019 - Wettest Water
Calendar Year in Kansas (57.88 inches)
Procedures
- Tight Construction Footprint
- Unforeseen Rubbish During
Excavations
SLIDE 36 Project Successes
MOPO: Collection System Diversion Evergy Substation Energized
SLIDE 37 Facility Startup
- Coordination Meetings w/ Key
Personnel
- Energization & LOTO Plan
- System Startup Plans
- Key Construction Milestones
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SLIDE 39 Lessons Learned
- Know your site and existing facilities
- Exploratory digging
- SCADA Screen Development
– Big project – a lot to take on at once
- Engage CMAR early
- Communication, Trust, Teamwork
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For Updates: www.jcwtomahawk.com
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Exp xpec ectation ions