Auburn Corners WWTP Expansion
Director: Steven Oluic, PhD
This department reports to the County Commissioners
James W. Dvorak, Timothy C. Lennon, Ralph Spidalieri
Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
NAME: Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
TOWNSHIP: Claridon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $1,500,000.00 estimated
CONSULTING ENGINEER: Geauga County Department of Water Resources
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: Ohio Water Development Authority
SCOPE OF PROJECT: As a condition of the NPDES permit renewal in
2016, the county must upgrade/repair the Aquilla WWTP by March 1, 2021.
This will require the removal of sludge from the two lagoons, inspection of/
repair of/ replacement of the: (1) lagoon liners & clay beds if necessary,
(2) the aerators, and (3) the lagoon effluent land application system
(piping, pumps, and valves).
NAME: Chardon Twp WWTP & Sewer Project
TOWNSHIP: Chardon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $5,100,000.00 (updated)
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Group
CONTRACTOR: Trax Construction was lowest and best bid.
The contractor was given a notice to proceed on 9/23/20.
FUNDING: Loans via OPWC, and OEPA-WPCLF.
SCOPE OF PROJECT: Construction of a sanitary sewer collection system
and a 50,000 gpd wastewater treatment plant to service 113 households in
the Berkshire Heights subdivision, Chardon TWP. The project is the
result of the “Findings & Orders” issued by the Ohio EPA in February 2015
Chardon Township Sewer Project
NAME: Auburn Corners WWTP Expansion and Troy Oaks Pump Station
TOWNSHIP: Troy Township & Auburn Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $4,740,000.00
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Group
CONTRACTOR: Workman Industrial Services
FUNDING: OPWC / WPCLF
SCOPE OF PROJECT: Replacement of the Troy Oaks WWTP with an
on-site pump station. Expand the Auburn Corners WWTP permitted
capacity to a 160,000 gpd package plant and converting the existing
package plant to a flow equalization basin, replacing the existing trash
trap with a manual bar screen, replacing the obsolete sand filters with
disc filters, installing a larger UV disinfection unit and upgrading the
chemical feed system. This project is nearing completion and should
be in full operation by early December.
Auburn WWTP Construction Pictures
Updated 11-20-2020
Updated 11-20-2020