Case Studies - West Point Water and Sewerage for KIA Automotive Plant

The City of West Point will be providing water and sewerage service to the new KIA automobile assembly plant which will be located northeast of the City adjacent to I-85. The projected water needs at the plant is approximately 528,000 gallons per day; projected wastewater flows are approximately 475,000 gallons per day. The KIA production facility will employ over 3,000 persons and is projected to produce 300,000 vehicles per year when full production is reached. To provide water and sewer while still meeting the needs of the existing customers, construction and rehabilitation was required on both the water and sewerage systems.

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The water and sewerage systems are being constructed in phases as shown below:

Phase I Water System

1. Construction of approximately 17,000 linear feet of 12-inch water line
2. Connect to the City of LaGrange water system, including meter and pressure reducing valve.

Phase I Sewerage System

1. Construction of a sewage pump station at site of training center
2. Install approximately 10,000 linear feet of 6-inch force main to intersection of Webb Road and Log Cane Creek
3. Install approximately 13,500 linear feet of 10-inch force main from Webb Road to intersection of Long Cane Creek and Georgia Hwy 18 and connect to existing 8-inch sewer line

Phase II Water System

1. Extension of approximately 6,000 linear feet of 12-inch water line to connect to new 1,000,000-gallon elevated water tank.
2. Construction of 1,000,000-gallon elevated water tank
3. Extend 12-inch water line approximately 4,800 linear feet to connect to City of West Point water system; extend 12-inch water line approximately 3,200 linear feet to connect to the “Energy Center”.
4. Construct a booster pump station
5. Repair and repainting of existing 500,000-gallon ground storage tank

Phase II Sewerage System

1. Construct sewage pump station at intersection of Long Cane Creek and Webb Road
2. Construct approximately 6,000 linear feet of 24-inch interceptor sewer line along Long Cane Creek south form Georgia Hwy 18 to intersection of Long Cane Creek and Boy Scout Road.
3. Construct a sewage pump station at Boy Scout Road and Long Cane Creek.
4. Construct approximately 6,500 linear feet of 12-inch force main to the water pollution control plant.

Phase III Sewerage System

1. Construct new 2.0 mgd water pollution control plant at the site of the existing water pollution control plant.

The total project cost is estimated to be $16,930,000. The City has received funding assistance from various agencies including the OneGeorgia Equity Program, the Employment Incentive Program, Economic Development Authority, the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority and U. S. D A. Rural Development.

The size and complexity of the project required substantial coordination between all funding agencies, permitting required by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Division; highway and railroad permits. Easement acquisition has required relocation of portions of the original project. The addition of new manufacturers and suppliers who plan to locate on the KIA site required additional 12-inch and 16-inch water lines that were not part of the original project.

All phases of the project should be completed by mid-2009