Submitted by Peter Narsavage on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 2:35pm
Flow Retention and Overflow Elimination Project, 1994
Owner: Lake County Commissioners
Location: Fairport Harbor, Lake County
Nominated by: Phillip W. Schrout, P.E., CT Consultants, Inc.
Description: When mandated to eliminate wet weather sewage overflows from its circa 1940s system in Fairport Harbor, the Lake County Commissioners sought a cost effective, innovative solution. Studies indicated the need for above ground storage with overflows pumped into the tank and then released by gravity. However, public acceptance of a new above ground tank presented a problem. Conversion of an abandoned industrial fuel storage tank provided the solution. The design addressed structural integrity and environmental problems. An abandoned and deteriorating structure was recycled for beneficial alternative use.
