{"id":15417,"date":"2021-04-15t11:37:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-15t16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.dicovercards.com\/?post_type=snyder-projects&p=15417"},"modified":"2023-08-01t14:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01t19:14:34","slug":"growth-in-pleasant-hill-leads-to-sanitary-sewer-system-review","status":"publish","type":"snyder-projects","link":"\/\/www.dicovercards.com\/projects\/growth-in-pleasant-hill-leads-to-sanitary-sewer-system-review\/","title":{"rendered":"growth in pleasant hill leads to sanitary sewer system review"},"content":{"rendered":"

rapid community expansion stresses existing infrastructure<\/span><\/h2>\n

community growth is a good thing, especially in suburban areas. however, successful and sustainable growth doesn\u2019t happen on its own \u2014 it requires meticulous 2022世界杯32强预选赛 and strategic thinking<\/a>. in 2010, the city of pleasant hill was in the midst of a rapid population expansion<\/a>, experiencing a twelve percent increase in just nine years. if not adequately addressed, growth on this scale can put a strain on existing infrastructure, economic practices, and environmental processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

as the city engineers for pleasant hill, the municipality tasked snyder & associates<\/a> with conducting a sanitary sewer system review and engineering report. the city-wide examination aimed to identify long-term system and infrastructure upgrades required to support the community\u2019s continued growth. after experiencing excessive stormwater flows and wastewater leeching into a nearby creek, the city requested the study also include a partial infiltration & inflow (i\/i) assessment.<\/p>\n

creating a viable & adaptable infrastructure plan<\/span><\/h2>\n

in an effort to guarantee the usefulness of the information gathered by the sewer study even further, our team intentionally structured the plan to avoid forecasting future development. instead, all improvements outlined in the plan were presented so they corresponded to acres of development<\/a> instead of a specific timeline. therefore, if development moves faster than expected (or gets put on hold) the infrastructure plan remains viable<\/a>. this strategy ensures the community can expand at its own pace and maintain growth long into the future without fear of overtaxing their system.<\/p>\n

diverse 2022世界杯32强预选赛 tool capable of serving multiple communities<\/span><\/h2>\n

this 2022世界杯32强预选赛 document\u2019s value was proven when pleasant hill<\/a>\u2019s neighboring community, altoona, sought collaboration to address a portion of their sanitary sewer. altoona\u2019s service area covers a section that naturally drains towards pleasant hill. serving this area with sanitary sewer would have required multiple pump stations to convey the flows back to altoona\u2019s wastewater facility. through our 2022世界杯32强预选赛 efforts, an alternative means of service was identified in the form of a gravity sewer conveyance to pleasant hill\u2019s wastewater collection system.<\/p>\n

utilizing the sanitary sewer system review and the foundation it provided, our team analyzed and evaluated the impacts this alternative posed on the pleasant hill system and the capacity enhancements that would be necessary to accommodate altoona\u2019s wastewater dilemma. our evaluation highlighted improvements the added load would require and aided in compensation negotiations between the two municipalities.<\/p>\n

targeting specific areas for sanitary sewer improvements<\/span><\/h2>\n

one of this project\u2019s primary focus areas consisted of the east side sanitary sewer main extension which serves a large portion of the spring creek watershed. in this area, the city saw the potential to serve up to an additional 16 square miles in the future, nearly three times the city\u2019s current size.<\/p>\n

while this expansion potential was impressive, it also brought the uncertainty of potentially overloading portions of the city\u2019s wastewater collection system<\/a>. the at-risk areas our team focused on included the northeast 80th<\/sup> street lift station, the southeast 6th<\/sup> avenue lift station, as well as several, aged sewer systems located downstream from sewer extensions and their expanded service areas. to find deficiencies that may hinder the current system from withstanding the anticipated increase in demand, our team used the city\u2019s gis database<\/a> to calculate sewer capacities. they were then able to estimate sewer flows based on overall land use.<\/p>\n

numerous improvement options provided to meet demand<\/span><\/h2>\n
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manholes such as this one with extensive corrosion cause leakage into sewer systems.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

to avoid future infrastructure issues, our team put forward multiple modifications and upgrades for consideration. some of these adjustments included:<\/p>\n