Upper Rouge Tunnel CSO Project

Tunnel Design Issues

Mirza Rabbaig – DWSD

Bob Barbour – Jacobs
Chronology of Project
1992: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Discharge Permit Issued
1996: Long Term CSO Control Plan Submitted to
MDEQ
2001: Long Term CSO Control Plan Updated
2003: Dearborn and Detroit Joint Regional Tunnel
Feasibility Study (Subsequently superseded)
2004: New NPDES Permit Issued
2004 – 2005: Basis of Design for Upper Rouge Tunnel
(URT)
2006 – 2007: Final Design of URT
Permit Requirements

ƒ Capture Flow from 17 Outfalls to Rouge River

ƒ Less than 1 Overflow Per Year on Average
ƒ No Overflow to River from Tunnel
ƒ Continued Maximum Use of in System Storage
ƒ No Negative Hydraulic Impact on Upstream System
ƒ Tunnel Dewatered 48 Hours After “Storm” Event
ƒ By MOU Flow from Additional 11 Outfalls in Redford
Township and Dearborn Heights included.
URT Project Location
Major Considerations

ƒ Meet Permit Requirements

ƒ Improve Water Quality of Rouge River
ƒ Design for Ground Conditions
ƒ Minimize Impact on Community
ƒ Conduct Active Community Outreach
Program
ƒ Minimize O&M Requirements
 Project Description
DS-7 DS-10a
DS-6

DS-8

DS-11
PS/DS-1
DS-3A DS-10
DS-9
DS-7A

DS-5

DS-3
DS-2 DS-4
Project Description

ƒ Tunnel – Approx. 7 Miles Long

30 FT. in Diameter
Approx. 150 FT. Below Grade
Slope 1%
ƒ 14 Near Surface Facilities
ƒ Pump Station
Near Surface Facilities

ƒ Diversion Structure
ƒ Drop and Vent Shafts
ƒ Deaeration Chamber
ƒ Adit
ƒ Surge Control Structure and Storage
Near Surface Facilities
Other Facilities

ƒ 3 Consolidation Sewers

ƒ Dewatering Sewer
Pumping Station

„ Capacity to Dewater 217 MG in 48

Hours

„ Alternate Power Supply

„ Odor Control

„ Operations Building
Design Issues

ƒ Geotechnical

ƒ Hydraulics

ƒ Operation and Maintenance

ƒ Pumping Station

ƒ Other
Geotechnical

ƒ Extensive Geotechnical Investigations

ƒ 218 Vertical Borings
ƒ 13 Inclined Borings
ƒ 3500 FT. of Horizontal Boring at Tunnel
Elevation
ƒ Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR)
Part of Contract Documents
Hydraulics

ƒ No Upstream Impact
ƒ Maximum use of in System Storage
ƒ Minimize Air Entrainment
ƒ Limit Grit Settlement
ƒ Surge Analysis and Control
Operation & Maintenance

ƒ Passive System – Minimal Operations

ƒ Debris

ƒ Grit

ƒ Odor

ƒ Safety
Pump Station

ƒ Pumps – 10 Large Submersible Dry-Pit Pumps

– 4 Vertical Dry-Well Chopper Pumps
– 4 Dry-Well Sump Pumps
ƒ Redundancy
ƒ Ventilation – 3 Mixed Flow Exhaust Fans
ƒ Odor Control
ƒ Maintenance
Other

ƒ Aesthetics – Park Setting

ƒ Construction – Traffic, Noise, Muck

Disposal

ƒ Highway and Railroad Crossings

ƒ Cost
Community Outreach

ƒ Brochure/Mass Mailing
ƒ Meetings with Stakeholders
ƒ Meetings with Elected Officials
ƒ Public Meetings
ƒ Hot Line
ƒ Long Project Duration
ƒ Fear of Unknown
Status
ƒ Design Complete
ƒ Eight (8) Proposed Construction Contracts
- 2 Tunnel Contracts
- 4 Near Surface Facility Contracts
- 1 Sewer Contract
- 1 Pump Station Contract
ƒ South Tunnel Contract Bid
ƒ 1st Near Surface Facility Contract Advertised
Schedule
Conclusion

„ Large Complex Project

„ Thorough Understanding of Issues

„ Strategies
to Address Unexpected
Challenges

„ Continued Community Outreach Program