Site work and renovation of a civil project in Newark, Delaware. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; and for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The City of Newark's drinking water currently comes from one of three sources, the Newark Water Treatment Plant (NWTP), South Well Field (SWF), and interconnections with Suez (formerly United Water) and Artesian Water Companies. If we were to have a long term outage at the NWTP (plant maintenance or failure resulting in NWTP being fully or partially offline for several days), SWF will be unable to keep up with demand, requiring the purchase of water from either Suez or Artesian. NWTP can usually keep up with demand if SWF were to be out of service but may require water purchases if the SWF were to fail during the peak season. In 2014 we had to purchase water from United during the NWTP filter rehab project and experienced a failure of the 2.0 MGD pump, requiring significant repairs. Our interconnection with Suez, located at the intersection of Academy Street and Waterworks Lane, is the existing interconnection location best suited to serve as the backup supply for the NWTP. The existing station has three pumps which produce 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 million gallons per day, located in the basement of the old brick building. The pumps and building at this location are in exceedingly poor condition and will require significant repairs and possibly complete replacement if we are to rely on them for backup water service long term. This project scope has been modified in 2017 and beyond due to the relocation of the interconnection because of a relocation of the Suez water interconnection location to the south side of the railroad tracks due to the construction of the new Train Station. The new location features standpipes and valves to which we will connect a portable pump on a temporary basis if the need for water purchases arises. We have an on-call availability agreement with Godwin Pumps to be able to have this interconnection up and running within 24 hours. The planning for the out years contemplates a permanent building and pumps or self contained pump package similar to recent upgrades at the Northwest Booster Station and the Arbour Park Booster Station. As of February 21, 2022, this project is currently in the City of Newark FY 2022-2026 CIP . Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction Fy 2022. A firm timeline has not been established; however, construction is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2024. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.