CURRENT STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

                                                  PHASE I

   INTERSECTION SOMERTON AVENUE AND FERN STREET

This project involves the reconstruction of Somerton Avenue from Fern Street to south of Patricia Street. It includes the removal of the old asphalt, the installation of geogrid fabric, an aggregate base, new curb, gutter and sidewalk, asphalt concrete pavement, street lighting, and a new drainage system for the Fern Street intersection. This project will eliminate the intersection flooding that occurs after storms.

 The construction will be done in two phases. The first phase began on April 24, 2007 at the intersection of Fern Street and Somerton Avenue. The work   includes the installation of a new drainage system which is the most important issue in this phase. The estimated time to finish this phase is approximately 26 calendar days. The second phase will be from Crane Street to Patricia Street. It will begin immediately upon completion of the first phase and includes all work mentioned above. The estimated time to complete both phase 1 and Phase 2 will be approximately 135 calendar days.  

If you have any question about the project, please contact the Public Works Department at (928) 627-9876 and 627-7432.

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT WATER WASTE

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE WATER IN THE KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY

1. Use your automatic dishwasher only for full loads.
2. Use your automatic washing machine only for full loads
3. If you wash dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing. If you have two sinks, fill one with soapy water and one with rinse water. If you have only one sink, gather washed dishes in a dish rack and rinse them with a spray device or a manful of hot water.
4. Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables. Just rinse them in a stopped sink or a pan of clean water.
5. Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator. Running tap water to cool it off for drinking water is wasteful.
6. Check faucet and pipes for leaks. Leaks waste water 24 hours a day, seven days a week and often can be repaired with only an inexpensive washer.

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE WATER IN THE BATHROOM

1. Take shorter showers. Long, hot showers can waste five to ten gallons every unneeded minute. Limit your showers to the time it takes to soap up, wash down, and rinse off.
2. Install water-saving shower heads of flow restrictors. Your local hardware or plumbing supply store stocks inexpensive water-saving shower heads to restrictors that are easy to install.
3. Take baths. A bath in a partially filled tub uses less water than all but the shortest showers.
4. Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush. There is no need to keep water pouring down the drain. Just wet your brush and fill a glass for mouth rinsing.
5. Rinse your razors in the sink. Fill the bottom of the sink with a few inches of warm water. This will rinse your blade just as well as running water. And far less wastefully.
6. Check faucets and pipes for leaks. Even the smallest drip from a worn washer can waste 20 or more gallons a day. Larger leaks can waste hundreds.

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE WATER OUTSIDE

1. When you do water, do it long enough for the moisture to soak down to the roots where it will do the most good. A light sprinkling can evaporate quickly and tends to encourage shallow root systems.
2. Water during the cool parts of the day. Early morning generally is better than dusk since it helps prevent growth of fungus.
3. Don't water the gutter. Position your sprinklers so water lands on the lawn or garden, not on paved areas. Also avoid watering on windy days.
4. Plant drought-resistant trees and plants. Many beautiful trees and plants thrive with far less watering than other species.
5. Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants. Mulch will slow evaporation of moisture and discourage weed growth, too.
6. Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks.
7. Don't run the hose while washing your car. Clean the car with a pail of soapy water. Use the hose just to rinse it off.
8. Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets, and couplings. Leaks outside the house may not seem as bad since the'

CITY OF SOMERTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

The construction and operation of the new City of Somerton Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) promotes economic development, supports the City's continued growth, and resolves the human health and environmental issues.

The technology for the new wastewater treatment plant is to replace the existing lagoon system with Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBR). The new WWTP is currently under construction and completion is anticipated to the end of 2006. During construction Somerton operates two of the three lagoons with added surface aeration and a flow curtain to minimize short circuiting.

With the construction of the New Wastewater Treatment Plant the biological treatment was increased 30% the capacity of gallons per day over current conditions. The new WWTP includes expandability to 1.6 mgd capacity in 0.2 mgd increments on 1.5 acre area site formerly lagoon No. 3. Closure of the two remaining lagoons is planned upon completion; start-up and commissioning of the new WWTP will provide the City of with an additional 12 acres of land for various municipal uses and of economic development projects.

Construction of a Wastewater Treatment Plant

For more information contact:

Richard Wasser
richardw@cityofsomerton.com
Richard Wasser Chief Operator