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Service Authority outlines $23.7 million plan to decommission Oakland Park plant, proposes reclaimed-water lines for industry
Summary
The King George County Service Authority presented a preliminary engineering plan to decommission the Oakland Park wastewater plant and route sewage to the Hop Yard facility, proposing optional reclaimed-water piping to serve industrial cooling needs. Estimated gross cost: $23.7 million; authority portion after developer-funded reclaimed piping: roughly $5–5.3 million.
The King George County Service Authority on Tuesday presented a preliminary engineering plan to decommission the aging Oakland Park wastewater treatment plant and move its sewage flow to the Hop Yard facility, a change officials say would reduce long-term operating costs and create capacity to serve new industrial customers.
"This is taking a smaller and deteriorating, outdated wastewater treatment plant facility, and basically transferring the sewage that is processed there to the Hop Yard plant," Dan Hamilton, speaking for the service authority, told the board. He said the Hop Yard plant is currently permitted to process up to 375,000 gallons per day and could be modified for higher flows.
Hamilton said the engineering estimate for the broader project — which included a 17,000-foot, 6-inch PVC wastewater force main from Oakland Park to Hop Yard, a potential 17,000-foot 12-inch water…
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