Enhancing Infrastructure and Regulatory Compliance
Project Overview
This project culminated several years of studies investigating options for the City of Liberty to manage regulatory requirements and the rate structure for sewage fees for its residents. Previously, Liberty wastewater was treated by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, with significant capacity limitations. This new project allowed the city to avoid enforcement action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EAP) by treating its own wastewater and allowing it to control resident fees.
GBA designed the roadway and conveyance system improvements, the Administration Building, and the Warm/Cold Storage Building.
The conveyance system improvement included the design of:
- 6,800 lineal feet of roadway, storm drainage design and access drive
- 9-MGD East Pump Station and 11-MGD West Pump Station
- 14,100 linear feet of 20-inch diameter force main
- 9,300 linear feet of 36-inch diameter gravity sanitary sewer
GBA provided conceptual layouts, surveying, easement and right-of-way development, regulatory permitting, coordination with MoDOT and utility companies, development of bid packages, bidding phase assistance, shop drawing review and assistance during the construction phase.
Design Elements
The building is constructed of decorative CMU walls and exposed wood trusses. It includes offices, locker rooms, a fitness room, a break room and kitchen, a laundry room and a water testing laboratory. The building is in a ‘U’ shape, creating a central patio area.