BATAVIA, OH — The Clermont County Water Resources Department’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (2021-2025) calls for many improvements to water mains, water tanks and sewers.
The waterworks plan calls for 60 waterworks capital improvements valued at $32.9 million, including 26 water main replacement projects ($16.8 million), eight elevated water tank inspection, rehab and painting projects ($4.3 million), 10 water treatment plant and well field improvement projects ($3 million), seven new infrastructure/expansion projects ($3.7 million) and three petition/assessment projects ($1.2 million).
The wastewater plan calls for 56 wastewater capital improvements estimated at $63.9 million, including 15 sewer replacement/rehabilitation projects ($22.6 million), nine lift station replacement, upgrade or elimination projects ($10.4 million), 10 wastewater treatment plant improvement or elimination projects ($13.0 million), four new infrastructure/expansion projects ($3.3 million), and eight petition/assessment projects ($12.9 million).
Waterworks capital improvement funding includes:
Available funding (2021-2025) $45,686,096
- includes $3,119,020 million in grants
- includes $90,500 contribution from the wastewater funds
- 5-year plan 100 percent funded
Wastewater capital improvement funding includes:
Available funding (2021-2025) $62,369,811
- includes $3.9 million in grants
- includes a $90,500 contribution to the water meter replacement project
- 5-year plan is 98% funded; shortage of $1.5 million
Water main replacement projects include:
- Aicholtz Road (Union Township) – construction in 2022.
- Bach Buxton (Union Township) – construction in 2021.
- Branch Hill-Miamiville Road (Miami Township) – design 2021; construction 2023
- Davis, Michael & Aldor ( Miami Township) – design in 2023; construction in 2024-2025
- Fay (Goshen Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
- Hopper Hill Road (Pierce & Union Township) – design 2021; construction 2022
- McPicken Road & Menno Drive (Miami Township) – construction 2021
- Old SR 74 (Union Township) – construction in 2023
- Price Road (Miami Township) – design 2021; construction 2022-2023
- SR 125 (Pierce & Batavia Townships) – construction 2021
- SR 132; SR 48 to SR 28 (Goshen Township) – construction 2021-2022
Elevated water tank inspection, rehab and painting projects include:
- Goshen tank (Goshen Township) – 2022
- Afton tank (Williamsburg Township) – 2022
- Summit tank (Batavia Township) – 2022
- Buckwheat tank (Miami Township) – 2023
- Day Heights tank (Miami Township) – 2023
- Miamiville tank (Miami Township) – 2023
- Lewis Road tank removal (Pierce Township) – 2024
Sewer replacement/rehabilitation projects include:
- Collection system rehabilitation projects: Locust Lake (Pierce Township) and Bethel areas (Village of Bethel), along SR 132 in Owensville – construction 2021-2022
- Backbone Creek sewer replacement (Batavia Township) – construction 2022
- Glendale and Glen Willow (Union Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
- Hall Run Sewer & EQ (Union Township) – design 2022 construction 2023
- Nine Mile collection improvements (Pierce Township) – construction 2022-2023
- O’Bannon (Goshen Township) – design and construction 2021-2022
- SR 132 (Batavia Township) – design 2024; construction 2025
Lift station replacement, upgrade or elimination projects include:
- Bethel lift station EQ facility (Tate Township) – design 2021; construction 2022-2023
- Greenbriar lift station improvements (Batavia Township) – construction 2021-2022
- Orchard Valley lift station (Miami Township) – design 2023; construction 2024
- Shepherd Road lift station (Union Township) – design 2022; construction 2023
- White Oak lift station relocation & upgrade (Pierce Township) – design 2021; construction 2022
Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements or Elimination projects include:
- Arrowhead wastewater treatment plant elimination (Miami Township) – construction 2022-2023
- Lower East Fork WWTP Expansion (Union Township) – design 2024; construction 2025
- Middle East Fork wastewater treatment plant improvements (Village of Batavia) – preliminary engineering 2020-2021; design 2022; construction 2023-2024
- Nine Mile wastewater treatment plant improvements (Pierce Township) – construction 2021-2022