Current Water and Wastewater Projects

Kenoza Lake Water Treatment Plant Upgrades
Haverhill, Massachusetts
DWSRF # 4074

The drinking water treatment plant rehabilitation project stems from recommendations made in the city's Comprehensive Water System Master Plan completed in May 2010.  Beginning in 2012 the city and its consultant Wright-Pierce began the work to evaluate alternatives, pilot test, design, permit, and procure the project.  The contract to complete the construction of the improvements was awarded to Methuen Construction.  Methuen Construction was issued a notice to proceed on April 25, 2017 with an anticipated final completion date of June 23, 2020.


Local funding authorization totaling $41,135,699 was approved by the Mayor and City Council under two separate loan orders in 2016 (Doc 15-C) and 2017 (Doc 44-B).  This authorized the project to obtain financing and move forward to the construction phase.

This project will enable the complete renovation of Haverhill's 37-year old drinking water treatment facility.  The upgrades will provide new and redundant processes to ensure the water quality continues to meet the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  Additional clarification, filtration, and disinfection capacity will be constructed as part of the upgrades.  Together these improvements will ensure the water consumers supplied by the City of Haverhill Water Department will continue to receive the highest possible water quality as the demands on Haverhill's water system grow.

Construction of the upgrades to the Kenoza Lake water treatment plant is financed by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).  The DWSRF program is administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with joint funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

DWSRF programs operate around the country to provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our valuable water resources nationwide.  More information about the DWSRF can be found on the EPA website or the MassDEP website.

The drinking water transmission main improvements project stems from recommendations made in the City’s comprehensive Water System Master Plan, completed in May 2010. Beginning in 2012, the City and its consultant, Woodard & Curran, began the work to evaluate alternatives, model, design, permit, and procure the project. The contract to complete the construction of the improvements was awarded to N. Granese & Sons. Granese was issued a Notice to Proceed on June 30, 2017, with an anticipated final completion date of February 15, 2018.

Local funding authorization totaling $3,088,000 was approved by the Mayor and City Council under a loan order in 2017 (Doc 15-I). This authorized the project to obtain financing and move forward to the construction phase.


Currently, a 36-inch transmission main serves as the sole feed from the Water Treatment Plant  to the distribution system. This project will provide transmission redundancy from the WTP to the  distribution system, by rehabilitate an existing 20-inch main and providing additional  interconnections with the 36-inch transmission main. This will allow the City more flexibility and  control over the distribution system in the Amesbury Road area. The project will also provide  provisions for future transmission main improvements down Kenoza Avenue to downtown. The  upgrades will help ensure that water consumers supplied by the City of Haverhill Water  Department will continue to receive water with the highest possible water quality, even as the  demand on Haverhill’s water system grows.

Construction to complete the improvements on the transmission main is financed by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The DWSRF program is administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, with joint funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

DWSRF programs operate around the country to provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our water resources. More information about the DWSRF can be found on the EPA Website or the MassDEP Website.

                                                                      

 

The project is being managed by the City of Haverhill Water and Wastewater Divisions. DeFelice Corporation will be performing the construction. The project will result in better water and sewer service for homes and businesses within the project area and throughout Haverhill. The cost of the construction phase of the project is $16.4 million.

Information about the work – including timelines, possible water and sewer disruptions, and the placement of temporary water bypass lines – is being shared with impacted residents via letters and Everbridge phone contact system.

The work will be completed in approximately 18 months and will be done in phases in such a way as to minimize any disruptions of water and sewer service. It will impact:

• Primrose Street  from Ninth Avenue to Winter Street water, sewer, drain and sidewalks.
• Smiley Avenue neighborhood area water and sewer replacement
• Fourth Avenue, Pentucket Street, Washington Street, Race Street, Moore Street, Maple Street, Green Street, Montclair Road, sewer replacement
• River Street  Bradley Avenue to Fletcher Street water main replacement

Residents of impacted properties will receive notices in advance of any work that may impact the property. The notices will include names and contact information for Water and Sewer project managers.

The installation of above-ground, temporary water bypass lines is standard procedure whenever existing water mains are being replaced or serviced. Any water service interruption will be kept to a short time frame in order to minimize inconvenience to our customers.

The cost of construction of the water work is $7.4 million and is financed by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The cost of construction of the sewer work is $8.9  million and is financed by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).   The DWSRF/CWSRF program is administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with joint funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

DWSRF/CWSRF programs operate around the country to provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our valuable water resources nationwide.  More information about the DWSRF can be found on the EPA website or the MassDEP website. CWRSRF  can be found on the EPA website  or MassDEP website

The result of the work will be water mains that will support residential and commercial customers in that section of Haverhill for generations to come.