Project Description
The Wye Area Sewer System will provide environmentally sound sewer service to approximately 1,566 acres of industrial, commercial, and residential land located northwest of the City of Missoula, MT.
This project addresses important water quality issues by:
- Extending municipal sewer
- Eliminating drainfields
- Encouraging connections for community drainfields
This work is designed to protect groundwater and mitigate further degradation of the Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers. Additionally, it will lessen the contamination of the Missoula
Valley Aquifer, which is designated the area's “sole source aquifer” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The project will result in:
- Over 70,000 feet of *gravity mains
- Over 250 manholes
- Three *pump stations
- Nearly 17,000 feet of *force mains
- All related *appurtenances
A Rural Special Improvement District (RSID) has been implemented to fund the project, which has an overall budget of 10.1 million dollars.
*Gravity Main - A pipeline that facilitates the transfer of wasterwater with
gravity.
*Force Main - A pressurized pipeline that facilitates the transfer of
wasterwater against gravity.
*Pump Station - A structure used to move wastewater uphill, against
gravity.
*Appurtenance - Anything that is or becomes part of the property because it is attached or closely related to the land. It may be a structure such as a well, barn or garage; or it may be a right or interest enjoyed by the previous owner, such as an easement.
Progress
After many years of planning, the final phases of the Wye Area Sewer System (RSID) 8489 are finally underway!
In 2007, the City sewer was extended to the Wye Area, northwest of Missoula near the interchange of Highway 93 and Interstate 90. That project completed construction of two pump stations and related mains. The remainder of that system is now being built to service all of the residents within RSID 8489. The project is anticipated to be complete by spring 2010.
Upcoming Milestones
December 2009: Anticipated Completion
January 2010: Anticipated System Start-up
Project Information
Resolution of Creation
Map: District Boundary
Map: District Improvements
Land Owner Information
Requirements to Hook-up to Wye Sewer
Property Assessments
Resolution for Connection
WGM Representative
Jon Gass, P.E., LEED AP, Principal Engineer
Email: jgass@wgmgroup.com
Phone: 406.728.4611
General Project Oversight
Missoula County
Greg Robertson, Public Works Director
6089 Training Drive
Missoula, MT 59808
Phone: 406.258.4764
Fax: 406.258.4864
