Renovation of a water / sewer project in Dubuque, Iowa. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

This project addresses reliability improvements to the Terminal Street Lift Station and Cedar Street Lift Station, as well as, the associated 30-inch diameter Cedar Street and 42-inch diameter Terminal Street force mains that connect the two lift stations to the Water & Resource Recovery Center (WRRC). The original project was developed in FY 2016 to examine the force mains first and lift stations second. However, the priority order was shifted to first examine Terminal Street Lift Station. Funding provides for new sluice gates, pump gates and repairs to the lift station foundation wall along with dry weather pumps and a new wet well to handle smaller average daily flows that will reduce stress and strain on the larger pumps currently in the lift station which are not designed to operate with current daily/low flows. The funds also provide for ancillary improvements including a new gravity sewer connecting the new wet well to the existing lift station influent manhole, a new magnetic flow meter, and hot-tap to the 42-inch FM to allow routing wastewater to the WRRC without it passing through Terminal Street lift station or the valve house. The project funding is also for the replacement of the wet weather pumps, replace piping in the drywell, replacement piping inside Terminal Street lift station that has deteriorated, complete new hardware and protective paint coatings of the lift station mechanical systems along with replacement plumbing and needed electrical improvements and similar improvements to the Valve House. This project will also install camera and audio monitoring at the lift station to reduce in-person staff inspections. This project is included in the city’s fy 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program. As of July 16, 2024, further details regarding construction and completion timelines have not been identified. *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.