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Mission Statement
Our mission is to act in the best interests of the public that we serve, to provide for reliable transmission and advanced treatment of wastewater from our regional service area, to assure complete and constant compliance with all State and Federal regulatory requirements, and to do so at the lowest cost to the public that we serve.
Specific Aspects of the Authority's Mission are to:
- Protect public health and well-being
- Protect, preserve and enhance water quality and the natural environment
- Meet the current and future wastewater capacity needs of the communities we serve.
TBSA
The Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority is also known as the "Two Bridges Sewerage Authority" or "TBSA". Located in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, TBSA has been in operation since 1979. The need for this plant came about as the region grew from a sparsely settled rural community into vital suburban communities with increasing populations. As the area grew, it became apparent that there was a need for an adequate sewerage system within the boundaries of Fairfield, Lincoln Park and Pequannock to help resolve severe local septic problems and to replace other smaller, less capable treatment plants.
The Two Bridges Regional Wastewater System serves a 56 square mile area with a current population of approximately 40,000 residents. The TBSA transmission system consists of 14 miles of interceptor sewers, 7 miles of force mains, 5 remote pumping stations and a wastewater treatment facility with an effluent outfall discharging into the Pompton River just upstream of its confluence with the Passaic River.
Two Bridges Sewerage Authority: Investing in Energy Efficiency, Public Health, and a Clean Environment
Introduction
The Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority (Two Bridges, TBSA) provides essential wastewater collection and treatment services to approximately 40,000 residents in Morris, Essex and Passaic Counties. Originally constructed in 1979, the TBSA owns and operates a complex network of interceptor sewers, pump stations and an advanced wastewater treatment to protect public health and the environment. As the recipient of several USEPA awards for operational excellence, the TBSA has been recognized for its safety record, and investing in its employees. Faced with providing a high level of reliable service to the communities it serves, the TBSA has also continuously invests its facilities, which have been in operation for nearly forty (40) years. Within the last ten (10) years, the TBSA has constructed projects with a total value of over $43 million to rehabilitate aging facilities, achieve higher energy efficiency, increase resiliency and improve operations. As stewards of critical public infrastructure necessary for the economic vitality of its communities, the TBSA continuously evaluates and updates its capital program needs and monitors changes in regulation to plan for future investments.
Treatment Plant
- UV Facilities - ($8.1 Million) – this project carried out 2008-2013 replaced existing chlorination/dechlorination with a low-pressure, self-cleaning UV system capable of handling a peak flow of 25 MGD. The project also included additional standby power capacity and instrumentation improvements.
- Headworks – (~$22.5 Million) – this ongoing project at the wastewater treatment facility and will provide new preliminary treatment for screenings and grit, upgrades to the electrical system including new switchgear and two 1500 kW diesel generators, and upgrades at an onsite 6 MGD Plant Sewer Pump Station.
- Electrical Maintenance Testing - ($165,000) – this 2009-2011 project tested and repaired the Primary Substation and the three Unit Substations. Work is currently underway on developing contract documents for a similar set of testing and repair.
- Intermediate Settling Tanks Rehabilitation – ($1,000,000) – this project is currently under construction and involves the replacement of mechanical equipment within three (3) settling tanks at the wastewater treatment facility. The existing mechanical equipment has been in service for many years and has reached the end of its useful life.
Pump Stations
- Central and South Side PS - ($6.5 Million) – this project carried out 2005-2009, upgraded the Authority’s two largest pump stations. New dry-pit submersible pumps, Variable Frequency Drives and Electrical Distribution equipment were installed at South Side Pump Station (12.1 MGD) and Central Pump Station (15.5 MGD). A current project at Central Pump Station ($300,000) has installed a smaller jockey pump improve operational efficiency during typical dry weather flows.
- Pine Brook Road PS – ($1 Million) – this project carried out 2004-2008 converted an existing station to a submersible design to improve worker safety and upgrade pump station equipment.
- Pump Station Resiliency Project – ($3.75 Million) – this project carried out 2013-2018 improved resiliency at three flood-prone stations. The work included a three new emergency generators and pump replacement at Deepavaal Pump Station. The pump replacement included the addition of two jockey pumps which handle typical flows and have resulted in an estimate 20% reduction in power usage.
Collection System
- Interceptor Condition Assessment – ($550,000) – this current project (2017-18) involved the inspection of 225 manholes along the Authority’s interceptor followed by internal sewer inspections using multi-sensor technologies. The inspection information has been used to develop a prioritized sewer rehabilitation plan.