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  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

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    The City of Rehoboth Beach is undertaking an approximately 10-year, $70 million project to make critical improvements at its wastewater treatment plant. The city currently is in the midst of Phase 3 of the four-phase project. Associated completed projects include construction of the ocean outfall, installation of an ocean outfall force main, and replacement of the effluent pump station.

    Phase 3 includes mixer replacement (which has been completed) as well as construction of a new dewatering facility and conversion of existing aerobic digesters to waste sludge holding tanks, which is underway. Phase 3 work is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.

    Phase 4 work, expected to get underway in early 2025, will include installation of new plant controls; replacement of chemical feed systems, all sludge and scum pumps, HVAC equipment, flow control equipment, and water pumping systems; renovations to the dewatering building; and miscellaneous architectural repairs.

  • State Road Pump Station

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    The pump station on State Road is the main facility providing wastewater flow to the city's treatment plant. In 2021, the old facility was found to be structurally unsound. Work began in spring 2023 to replace the pumps and reconstruct the pump station. The $2.7 million project has been contracted to Michael F. Ronca & Sons Contractor and is expected to be completed in 2024.

    As of June 2024, the new pump station is fully operational and utilizing the 16-inch force main. A 12-inch force main, which is used in emergencies, also is ready if needed. Some finishing work will continue to occur at the project site, including changing a 10-inch line to plastic as well as installing permanent fencing and landscaping.