Summary
The project consists of the following: Installation of permanent backup power generators at nine of the Town’s lift stations that currently do not have permanent auxiliary power, thus mitigating the potential effects of future outages due to flooding. SCADA improvements at all lift stations, providing critical resiliency for operations by ensuring operators can properly operate and manage the system remotely during flooding events that prevent immediate physical access to the lift stations. Rehabilitation and fortification of Lift Station #1, which will include ensuring all
critical electrical components are elevated to at least 2-feet above the floodplain. Replacement and fortification with new materials and restrained joints of approx. 2,300 LF of force main from Lift Station #1 to WWTP, which was damaged during Helene. Replacement of this critical force main will ensure it has increased resiliency
against the effects of future flood events such as Helene. Rehabilitation and fortification with watertight lids of at least 30 manholes located in the 100-year floodplain of the Valley and Hiwassee Rivers, reducing the collection system’s susceptibility to flooding events.