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Branson Receives Grant To Protect Sewage Plant From Flooding

Branson Receives Grant To Protect Sewage Plant From Flooding

Branson Receives Grant To Protect Sewage Plant From Flooding

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(KTTS News) — The city of Branson has received a $13 million grant to upgrade the Compton Drive Wastewater Treatment Facility.

The money will build a 7 to 9-foot tall wall that will protect the treatment plant from flooding from nearby Lake Taneycomo.

The Compton Drive Wastewater Treatment plant handles about 80-percent of Branson’s sewage.

This mitigation project is considered critical to upgrading the facility, located downstream of Table Rock Dam.

It is in response to area flooding of 2017 and several other flood events that occurred years earlier.

With the treatment facility managing an average of three million gallons of wastewater per day, the protection of operations from flood waters is a top priority.

If there is a need to shut down the plant for an extended period, it could adversely impact Lake Taneycomo.

Press Release

Missouri Governor Michael Parson traveled to Branson today to celebrate $13 million in grant awards designated to upgrade the City’s Compton Drive Wastewater Treatment Facility. These grant dollars are dedicated to constructing a 7’-9’ wall that will create a flood barrier between the facility and the adjacent Lake Taneycomo. The wall will surround the perimeter of the plant, which processes approximately 80 percent of Branson’s sewage.

With this project, the City of Branson, the State of Missouri, and the federal government are exemplifying strong partnership and commitment to protecting vital infrastructure, the environment and the well-being of the community’s residents and businesses while supporting the economic engine of Branson tourism, which is recognized on a national level.

The project is possible due to the support of Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (SMCOG), the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) and federal agencies. The DED, with support from SMCOG, works directly with the federal government to procure available funding. Of the total $13 million in grants, $10 million was awarded through Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and $3 million was awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).

SMCOG, located in Springfield, assisted the City of Branson through the grant application process, environmental review, procurement of engineering services, contract management and required reporting.

Project Description:

This mitigation project is considered critical to upgrading the facility, located downstream of Table Rock Dam. It is in response to area flooding of 2017 and several other flood events that occurred years earlier. With the treatment facility managing an average of three million gallons of wastewater per day, the protection of operations from flood waters is a top priority. If there is a need to shut down the plant for an extended period, it could adversely impact Lake Taneycomo. (In past high-water events, an AquaDam system/barrier was utilized.)

The design plan is complete and the project is currently in the bid phase through early May. The timetable includes:

  • Awarding of grants 2020/2021;
  • Planning stages such as preliminary designs, soil testing, hydrologic modeling 2021/2022;
  • Final engineering designs 2022;
  • Construction slated for June of 2023; and
  • Targeted completion Fall of 2024.

This project consists of installing nearly half a mile of sheet pile-type material to create a 7’– 9’ barrier wall, an entry gate and several rain “dewatering” wells to prevent soil saturation. The material will be driven into bedrock, interlocking to prevent waters above and below ground from penetrating the compound. The material will be a weathered-steel look for long-lasting finish.

“We are grateful to our partners for their dedication to a project so very important to our citizens and our community,” said Branson Mayor Larry Milton. “Our team of leaders with the City of Branson also deserve great thanks for moving this much-needed project forward,” Milton said.

 

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