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City of Mount Hope

  • Final Price: $4.3 million
  • Location: Fayette County, West Virginia
  • Duration: 15 months construction
  • Purpose: To replace 150 failing septic systems and straight pipes from Dunloup Creek and upgrade the City of Mount Hopes WWTP.

Contract 1 of Kilsyth Wastewater Extension Project for The City of Mount Hope was an upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant digestion and sludge handling facilities along with influent pretreatment improvements. The existing grit chamber was renovated by adding a channel to accommodate the new mechanical screening equipment and an access walkway was added for ease of removing the screenings. The digester was renovated by increasing the treatment capacity by 40%.

Contract 2 of the Kilsyth Wastewater Extension Project involved a new collection system including 23,000 lf of collection and interceptor lines that provided sanitary sewer service to the Kilsyth area south of Mt. Hope. The Wastewater Extension Project connected 150 existing homes which were utilizing septic systems or direct pipes to Dunloup Creek.

The project was primarily funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the help of Congressman Nick Rahall. The remainder of the funding was from a Housing and Urban Development Small Cities Block Grant, the WV Department of Environmental Protection Flood Mitigation and the WV Department of Environmental Protection Revolving Fund programs. Region IV Planning and Development Council and the Fayette County Commission were instrumental in obtaining these funds. Mayor Michael Martin and city council also contributed greatly to the project's success. The Dunloup Creek Watershed Association was also a valued partner by exerting their influence with the various agencies involved.

The City of Mount Hope has worked long and hard to see this project come to fruition. The city, along with advocates such as Congressman Rahall, has shown through the Kilsyth Project what hard work and diligence can accomplish.

Duration

A facility plan for the City was published in May of 1999. The City, with the assistance of the Fayette County Commission and Pentree, Incorporated made an application for funding. The design of the project was begun in 2003 and completed in early 2004. The project was bid in 2007 and plant became operational in 2009.