East Woodbury Sewer Lift Station (L77) Improvements

ES Project No. 808688

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Project Update - November 1, 2024 (PDF).  See previous Project Updates below.

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Project Description

Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (ES), operator of the metro area wastewater collection and treatment system, is making improvements to the lift station (L77) and the sanitary sewer force main along Settlers Ridge Parkway, Eastview Road and Woodbury Drive (County Road 19) in Woodbury.

This infrastructure is a critical component of sanitary sewer service in Woodbury, taking wastewater from the city and pumping it to the regional sewer that delivers it to the Metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility in Saint Paul.

The scheduled improvements will repair the aging infrastructure and enhance the system’s efficiency, reliability and capacity to support the new development in the area. Improvements include:

  • Upgraded lift station pumping capacity
  • Replacement of lift station pumps and addition of new connections
  • Repairs to aging force main structures
  • Construction of additional force main manhole and odor control structures

Project Map

East Woodbury Sewer Lift Station (L77) Improvements site map. The lift station is located on the east side of Settlers Ridge Parkway across from Karen Drive. The proposed force main work begins at the lift station heading south along Settlers Ridge Parkway to the southern side of Eastview Road, then running west to the east side of Woodbury Drive, then running south and crossing the roadway to Clippership Drive.

Project Schedule

East Woodbury Sewer Lift Station (L77) Improvements project schedule. Onsite preparations occur in Fall 2024, preconstruction activities occur in fall and winter 2024, sanitary sewer construction occurs in spring and fall 2025 and lift station sewer construction occurs in fall and winter 2025.
Final design: April 2023
Construction and restoration: Fall 2024 through early summer 2026
 

Public Engagement

A virtual public meeting will be held in the spring of 2025 prior to construction beginning. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the project and share construction information including activity, impacts and timing. Regularly check the website or sign up for project updates for more information on this meeting as it becomes available.
 

What to Expect

ES has developed several short videos to help explain why projects like this are necessary and what you may experience during the construction of the project.
 

“This Old Pipe”

The sewer pipes right under our feet are an important part of our wastewater infrastructure, but they are getting old and need repair. MCES has a strategic plan to fix aging sewer pipes to keep the region’s wastewater flowing and neighborhoods safe.



 

“What’s That Smell?”

As wastewater crews fix our pipes from the inside, you might smell - well, poop. Another smell you might notice is a little bit like glue. These smells are normal, and they can escape during repair. Our crews will monitor odors to meet air quality standards and we’ll do our best to reduce them during construction.



 

“Operation: Restoration”

MCES is committed to being a good neighbor and restoring our sewer construction sites back to how they were before, or better. We may need to remove or relocate trees and shrubs or wait for the right season to complete work like planting grass, but our on-site staff will be there to help!



 

Project Updates

Project Update - November 1, 2024 (PDF) 208 kB

Project Staff

Project Manager: Kaitlin Swanson, Principal Engineer, Interceptor Engineering
Council's Authorized Representative: Mike Olerich, Principal Contract Administrator, Construction Services

Project Contacts

For assistance, call | Si necesita ayuda, llame al | Xav tau kev pab, hu | Wixii kaalmo ah, ka wac | Để được hỗ trợ, hãy gọi | လၢတၢ်ဃ့န့ၢ်တၢ်မၤစၢၤအဂီၢ, ကိးဘၣ်ဖဲ | 651-461-3447.

Email: [email protected]

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    For assistance, call | Si necesita ayuda, llame al | Xav tau kev pab, hu | Wixii kaalmo ah, ka wac | Để được hỗ trợ, hãy gọi | လၢတၢ်ဃ့န့ၢ်တၢ်မၤစၢၤအဂီၢ, ကိးဘၣ်ဖဲ | 651-461-3447.

    Email: [email protected]