Council approves consultant agreement to bring Outlook lift station into state compliance

Council approved a design and consulting agreement with Burns & McDonnell to prepare a site approval application for the Outlook lift station and to advance subsequent construction design as needed.

Jeff Ruger, deputy director of public works, explained the context: the state Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) inspects municipal lift stations periodically and flagged four Broomfield stations that lacked site-approval numbers. The Outlook Lift Station serves about 78 homes and is one of the four stations requiring formal approval. Burns & McDonnell will prepare the CDPHE application and the design needed to bring the station into compliance; the design work also sets the city up to return to council later with any construction contract for upgrades that CDPHE requires.

Deputy staff explained some technical context about lift stations: Broomfield operates 13 lift stations because of local elevation differences, and stations typically include wet wells, dry wells with lead/lag/emergency pumps, control and SCADA systems, ventilation and odor-control measures, and emergency power generation. Council members asked about hydrogen-sulfide (H2S) concerns, ventilations standards and potential chemical or oxygenation mitigation measures; staff said the consultant will assess H2S risk as part of the design and CDPHE review and that mitigation measures can be designed if needed.

Council approved Resolution 2025-27 to contract with Burns & McDonnell for the Outlook lift station site-approval application and preliminary design. The resolution passed unanimously (9–0). Staff said the Sunridge station design is near completion but awaiting an easement; the Outlook work will proceed as the next step in getting the four flagged stations into compliance.