Project Name: Utoy Creek WRC Improvements – Group 1 (Various Projects)

Constructed in 1936 and expanded in 2000, the Utoy Creek Water Reclamation Center (WRC) provides wastewater treatment for a service area that encompasses portions of southwest Atlanta, northwest Atlanta, East Point and a portion of Fulton County. Utoy Creek WRC is designed to treat 44 million gallons per day of wastewater for discharge into the Chattahoochee River under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. 
 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) are considering new permit requirements that will necessitate plant upgrades at Utoy Creek WRC. The facility will potentially need equipment/process upgrades and/or replacement due to the age of the facility and its inability to reliably meet new permit limits. 
 
The scope of this project includes: 

•   Improving stormwater drainage at headworks 
•   Replacing influent pumps and updating pump controls 
•   Replacing chemical feed system 
•   Replacing heat exchanger systems 
•   Replacement of digester sludge recirculation pumps and boilers 
•   Replacing secondary clarifier equipment

Justification: 

•   Helps meet new permit requirements 
•   Provides for effective, reliable, and more cost-efficient operation of the facility 
•   Reduces operating and maintenance costs at the facility 

 
Project Type: Water Reclamation Centers and Facilities 
Proposed Project Start: 11/4/2021
Proposed Construction Start: TBD    
Scheduled Completion: 9/30/2027
Project Budget: $3,4350,000   
Council District(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 
NPU(s): H, I, P, Q, R 
Project Status: On-Hold / Construction