Columbia City Groundbreaking Ceremony
Sep. 3, 2019 | Columbia City, IN
The city of Columbia City hosted a Groundbreaking Ceremony to kick-off the beginning of the Phase III CSO Mitigation Project. Funding mechanisms for the project include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA), and the Indiana Bond Bank.
United is serving as the design engineer and construction engineer for this project.

Pictured Left to Right: Chris Rowlett (United); Keith Bryant (United); Devon Kirk (RE Crosby); Mike Cook (Columbia City Wastewater Superintendent); Joseph Henderson (United); Mayor Ryan Daniel (Columbia City)
The project includes the following improvements:
- Three combined sewer overflow (CSO) storage basins
- One duplex lift station (3,000 gpm pumping capacity)
- +/- 2,800 linear feet of 16-inch force main
- +/- 20 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sanitary sewer
- +/- 30 linear feet of 10-inch gravity sanitary sewer
- +/- 175 linear feet of 12-inch sanitary sewer
- +/- 100 linear feet of 15-inch gravity sewer
- +/- 150 linear feet of 24-inch gravity sanitary sewer
- +/- 50 linear feet of 36-inch gravity sanitary sewer
- +/- 2,600 linear feet of 42-inch gravity sewer
- +/- 1,400 linear feet of 60-inch gravity sanitary sewer
- +/- 75 linear feet of 4-inch water main
- +/- 1,000 linear feet of 6-inch water main
- +/- 950 linear feet of 12-inch water main
- Miscellaneous storm sewer replacement
- Asphalt paving, sidewalk replacement, general restoration