Town of Clayton Water Reclamation Program

Updates

Currently under construction, this facility will be capable of treating six million gallons of wastewater per day (MGD) of residential, commercial, and industrial flows. The site is also home to other wastewater infrastructure. The Thalle Construction Company is the general contractor; they have mobilized and started construction.

Updates as of November 2023

Updates as of July 2023

The ongoing transmission improvement project entails several key components. These includes the installation of a new 24-inch force main, connecting the existing Little Creek Water Reclamation Facility to the gravity discharge point on Front Street. 

This endeavor involves the complex task of boring and jacking beneath critical areas such as US-70, Front Street, and the NCRR railroad tracks. 

Furthermore, the project encompasses the establishment of a new gravity sewer, ranging from 24 to 48 inches in diameter, connecting Front Street to the future influent pump station for the Sam's Branch Water Reclamation Facility. 

The esteemed general contractor for this project is JF Wilkerson, while the Town's designated engineer of record is Withers & Ravenel.  

One of the vital project elements currently in the construction phase involves the creation of a cutting-edge pump station with an impressive capacity of 13 MGD. This station is designed to redirect flows from the established Little Creek Water Reclamation Facility to the recently developed Sam's Branch Water Reclamation Facility.

The new pump station will be equipped with state-of-the-art submersible pumps, advanced odor control systems, a reliable standby generator, and a sophisticated control building. Overseeing the construction as the general contractor is Haren, while the town's esteemed engineer of record is Withers & Ravenel.

This ECIA project component, presently in its concluding stages of design and permitting, encompasses the expansion of the Clayton-to-Raleigh pump station. This expansion is intended to facilitate the conveyance of a segment of the Town's untreated wastewater flow to the City of Raleigh's Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility. 

It's noteworthy that this pump station is strategically situated in close proximity to the Sam's Branch Water Reclamation Facility site. This capacity augmentation with the City of Raleigh and effectively manage wastewater flows until the Sam's Branch WRF becomes operational. It's imperative to mention that HDR serves as the Town's designated engineer of record for this initiative. 

This project component, currently under final design and permitting, includes expanding the Clayton-to-Raleigh pump station to convey a portion of the Town's raw wastewater flow to the City of Raleigh's Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility. 

This pump station is located directly adjacent to the Sam's Branch WRF site. The capacity expansion will allow the Town to fully utilize its contractual treatment capacity with the City of Raleigh and manage wastewater flows until the Sam's Branch WRF comes online. 

HDR is the Town's engineer of record.