Project Status (Updated August 30, 2019)

The City has selected Parametrix, Inc. as the design consultant for the project. Design is ongoing. Current project activities include survey, preparation of base maps, determination of affected properties, and an alternatives analysis for routing sewer pipe.  

A public/community meeting to present information about the project will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the City’s Public Works and Utilities Maintenance Facility at 100 Oyster Bay Avenue (located off Kitsap Way – click here for the location on Google Maps).

Project Overview

Many of the residential and commercial properties along Oyster Bay and Ostrich Bay are connected to sewer mains buried along the shores of these water bodies. These sewers are difficult to access and maintain and occasionally surcharge during heavy rain events. The City is in the process of eliminating/reducing the beach sewers over time.       

The proposed project will eliminate lateral connections to the gravity sewer main buried along the Oyster Bay beach between Madrona Point Drive and Kitsap Way (approximately 3600 feet in length). The sewer main will remain in-place and be converted to a redundant pressure main, but with no lateral connections. Grinder pumps will be installed on upland properties (estimated between 50 and 60 properties) to replace the beach gravity sewer system. The grinder pumps will pump to sewer piping (location and route of piping to be determined) most likely along Shorewood Drive and Kitsap Way. Project benefits include pollution reduction by reducing potential sewer discharge into Oyster Bay, reducing sewer infrastructure in the marine environment, and eliminating problematic maintenance access.

Click here for the project site map.

Budget and Funding

The estimated project cost is $3,770,000. The City has obtained a loan for $3,800,000 from the Department of Ecology Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan program to fund both design and construction. 

This Project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under an assistance agreement to the Washington State Department of Ecology. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Agency, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

Schedule

Following is the anticipated project schedule. Click here to download a graphical PDF of this schedule. 

Task	Dates
Dept. of Ecology SRF Loan Executed	June 2018
Consultant Selection	March 2019 - July 2019
Design and Permitting	August 2019 - August 2020
Bid/Award	December 2020 - February 2021
Construction	March 2021 - January 2022
Loan Expiration	December 2022