Newark Wastewater Treatment Plant

Following notification by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the village wastewater treatment plant, sanitary collection system, and discharge system needed upgrades to meet regulatory requirements. The village retained MRB Group to address environmental and public health risks and mitigate potential violations. MRB Group evaluated existing wastewater infrastructure and prepared an engineering report detailing conditions and recommending improvements.

The report served as the basis for a comprehensive improvement plan initiated by the village. The plan included the following:

• Upgrades and expansion to the wastewater treatment plant
• Replacement and/or rehabilitation of the plant outfall
• Replacement and/or relining of sections of the sanitary collection system most susceptible to inflow and Infiltration (I&I) problems
• Replacement of the East Newark pump station
• Asset management strategies to ensure long-term viability of the system

MRB Group provided topographical surveys and base maps and facilitated a geotechnical review for improvements to the plant outfall and sewer rehabilitation. The plan relocated the discharge of the plant’s treated effluent from Ganargua Creek to the Erie Canal – a shorter and more accessible outfall route – and included rehabilitation of more than 20,000 linear feet (lf) of sewers.

Big Idea

Meet regulatory requirements and improve efficiencies