In February 2008, the City of St. Joseph, with the help of Black & Veatch, submitted a long-term control plan to reduce sewer overflows to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). The Combined Sewer System Long Term Control Plan details the City’s commitment to controlling the amount of sewer overflows and the frequency of overflows that discharge into the Missouri River. The plan is required by MDNR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of the Clean Water Act.

The City has just begun implementation of the long term control plan. The City has again contracted with Black & Veatch Corporation to complete a Facilities Plan for the City. Three different reports will be combined to make up the overall Facilities Plan:

• Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facilities Assessment,
• Wastewater Treatment Facilities Assessment, and
• Whitehead Stormwater Detention Basin Facilities Assessment.

The Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facilities Assessment is required to comply with United States EPA and MDNR regulations for combined sewer overflow control. This assessment is the first element of work necessary to meet the implementation schedule outlined in the City’s Combined Sewer System Long Term Control Plan.

FACILITIES PLAN - Volume 1
Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facilities Assessment Report

The Wastewater Treatment Facilities Assessment will identify improvements necessary to meet future collection system and treatment needs for St. Joseph. A treatment facilities plan is required to evaluate alternatives to meet more stringent effluent regulatory and system reliability requirements at the existing wastewater treatment plant. This study will also evaluate the benefits of building a new wastewater treatment facility in the One Hundred and Two (102) River Watershed to serve the eastside area of St. Joseph. The Wastewater Treatment Facilities Assessment will be coordinated with the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facilities Assessment.

FACILITIES PLAN - Volume 2
Wastewater Facilities Assessment Report

Stormwater detention basin improvements will be evaluated for the Whitehead Watershed and a Whitehead Stormwater Detention Basin Facilities Assessment will be prepared. Recommended improvements will consider multiple benefits for the community and coordinate with the combined sewer overflow and stormwater programs.

• FACT SHEET: New Pipe in Whitehead Creek Basin
  The project will begin December 2010 and be completed in the summer of 2016.

A Siting Study for the Combined Sewer Overflow Facilities Improvements will be conducted and a separate report prepared.