Project Improvements
The project includes construction of a new pump station and the following elements:
- New flood gates;
- Replacement of the two existing flood pumps with four new pumps;
- Replacement and updating of the electrical service to current standards; and
- Installation of a backup generator for the additional pumps to address the needed resiliency being demanded by the storms of recent years.
The new flood gates will be constructed on the basin side of the levee (on the west side of Kerper Boulevard) which allows for the pumps to operate more efficiently, eliminates the environmental concerns associated with the Higgins Eye Clams found on the river side of the levee, and allows for operation of the existing facility to maintain flood protection during construction of the new facility.
The new facility will have four 100,000 gpm pumps. This allows for redundancy in the event of a pump failure. This project, along with the restored Bee Branch Creek and completed Railroad Culverts Project, will provide a system that can accommodate the flooding that occurred in the watershed between 1999 and 2011. The flooding resulted in six presidential disaster declarations and impacted more than 1,300 homes and businesses. It also provides for additional resiliency options as rainstorms increase in both depth and intensity.
Project Schedule
- Initiate Public Bidding Process: December 16, 2024
- Publish Notice to Bidders, Advertise for Bids: December 17, 2024
- Publish Public Hearing Notice on Plans & Specifications: January 10, 2025
- Public Hearing on Plans & Specifications: January 21, 2025
- Receipt of Bids (Bid Letting): January 23, 2025
- Award Construction Contract: February 17, 2025
- Substantial Completion Date: March 19, 2027
- Final Completion: July 2, 2027
Project Funding
Funding for the $26.6 million project includes:
- $8.69 million - Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Project Funding
- $7.7 million - EDA Disaster Recovery Grant
- $8.25 million - State Flood Mitigation Program Sales Tax Increment
- $1.66 million - Stormwater Utility Fee Revenue
- $1.45 million - State Revolving Fund Loan
- $784,052 - Dubuque Racing Association