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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 34
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Tacoma seeks bids for Central Wastewater Treatment Plant flood protection project Posted online Tues., Feb. 18 Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma A project to protect Tacoma’s Central Wastewater Treatment Plant against future floods appears to be moving forward. Last week, the City of Tacoma announced it is accepting bids for the project, which calls for the installation of approximately 2,500 feet of sheet pile floodwall around the southern and northern portions of the plant. The project will also consist of constructing five floodgates (of which three will be automated), a trench safety system, and a new pump station, among other things. The City of TacoAccording to City of ma plans upgrade Tacoma officials, the its Central Wasteplant, which is located water Treatment just west of the PuyalPlant (pictured) lup River in a low-lying against future area at 2201 E. Portland floods with a $7.5 Ave., receives and treats million project that more than 130 million calls for the instalgallons of wastewater lation of approxiper day during large mately 2,500 feet of storm events before it sheet pile floodwall flows into Commencearound the southment Bay. Eighty per ern and northern cent of the wastewater portions of the comes from Tacoma, plant. The project but the plant also treats will also consist of the wastewater from constructing five about 19,500 custom- floodgates, a trench ers in Fife, Fircrest and safety system, and unincorporated Pierce a new pump staCounty. tion. In October, the Flood Control Zone District Board of Pierce County announced it would award a $6 million grant to the City of Tacoma to help build the floodwall. The board noted the project was selected primarily due to its high-risk ranking — namely, an overflow from the plant could introduce untreated wastewater into Puget Sound, impacting waterbased businesses, recreation activities, and wildlife. The City of Tacoma’s Environmental Services has funded the project’s $1.2 million design. The year-long construction project is expected to begin this year. Bids for the $6.1 million to $7.5 million project will be received until 11 a.m. on Tues., March 4. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org.
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