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Gerald Grain Rail Facility Loop Track

Finding Ways to Save Our Clients Money is

What We Do Best!

PDG Highlights

Envision Grafton: Smart Growth through

Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative

It’s All About Helping Communities Reach

Their Goals!

PDG provided site and rail design services for construction of the grain storage/receiving/shipping facility, site roads, parking, drainage and loop track. The new loop track allowed Gerald Grain to increase its capacity for one of the few loop track grain facilities in Ohio.

The site is a 158 +/- acre parcel, located in Fulton County at the intersection of Fulton CR11 and the Norfolk Southern Railway. As a partner of Norfolk Southern’s grain shuttle program, the facility was challenged to build a circle track on their grounds that would allow the 85-car unit trains to pull off the mainline

and park at the grain facility. The new facility will also offer a storage capacity of about 2.7 million bushels.

PDG provided the professional civil engineering and surveying services needed to develop construction plans and permit documents for the township, County permit, and OEPA Stormwater Control Permit approval.

SCOPE OF WORK ∙Topographic Survey

∙Civil Site Design: • Grading plan to include rail loop grading • Layout of parking, drives and drainage • Construction Details

∙Loop Track Design

∙Provide assistance during construction to include addressing owner and contractors questions, issuing change orders as required and attending project meetings

∙Evaluate bridge/culvert on access drive along south property line

GERALD GRAIN’S NEWEST FACILITY OFFERS INCREASED CAPACITY AND DIRECT RAIL ACCESS1

West Unity Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

How GIS Mapping is Benefiting One

Community’s Plan for The Future

In the Spring of 2018, the Village of Lexington contracted PDG to provide environmental

engineering services to assist with developing a Water System Asset Management Program (WSAMP). The program is based on OEPA guidance developed from Senate Bill 2 requiring all public water systems to have an asset management program in place by October 1, 2018.

2 HOW GIS MAPPING IS BENEFITING ONE COMMUNITY’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

More about the Village of Lexington’s Water and Wastewater System

The raw water source for the WTP consist of three wells that pump water from a sand and gravel aquifer within the Clearfork Buried Valley aquifer system. The distribution system includes 32 miles of distribution system pipes ranging in size from 4-inch to 12-inch, a 1,000,000 gallon storage reservoir on Lexington Avenue north of Eisenhower Drive, and three elevated water storage tanks including the 500,000 gallon elevated tank on Delaware Street at Cedarwood Drive, the 100,000 gallon elevated tank on Fox Road, and the 150,000 gallon elevated tank off Steam Corners Road. The water system serves a population of 4,825 with 1,826 service connections. Of the 1,826 service connections, 65% are residential single-family, 10% are multifamily, and 25% are industrial/commercial.

using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to create the Village’s water distribution map and sanitary sewer collection system map. This interactive map also documents all property parcels in the Village.

The Village’s water distribution map identifies all known hydrants, valves, pump stations, storage tanks, service connections, and other important water system

The Village of Lexington, Ohio, located in Richland County, owns, operates and maintains a 2.0 MGD, Class I Surface Water Treatment Plant and a Class I Water Distribution System. The WSAMP provides visual GIS mapping, written documentation of Village policies and procedures, training of Village personnel, as well as review and condition of each piece of equipment.

GIS mapping plays an integral role in visually identifying preventative maintenance and prioritizes needed infrastructure improvements for water and wastewater utilities. Field mapping was conducted

assets. The map’s visual data helps operators and Village officials store and retrieve important information and easily identify locations of potential issues and needed improvements. In conjunction with this effort, a sanitary system map was created for the Village and shows all known accessible manholes and sewer lift stations. All existing features were located and marked where visible from the surface.

GIS is a reliable go-to tool to optimize water operations. It provides one location to store system data that is easy to locate and the power to prioritize upgrades and

increase efficiency, saving the Village money. One of the most useful features of GIS mapping is the ability to quickly retrieve necessary information at the location of a problem and solve the issue in a timely manner. Documentation of AutoCAD drawings, infrastructure data and other paper records can also be linked to map points to easily organize data. Utilization of GIS mapping helps the Village’s utility department organize, and prioritize their maintenance and future planning efforts.

WEST UNITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS

3Finding Ways to Save Our Clients Money is What We Do Best!

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow you to bring together a diverse set of information for mapping

and analysis purposes. This information can be as varied as parcels and community boundaries, floodplains and wetlands, or even contours and soil types, just to name a few. Common applications for GIS are utility documentation and management and zoning/planning. We have worked with communities to develop online, interactive maps of their utility systems that streamline work by allowing appropriate personnel to access this information in the field from their tablets. PDG can utilize client provided field data or we can perform field data collection using our GPS equipment. GIS, in the planning field, allows communities to more easily access zoning information and make better decisions when mapping out their future.

GIS Services ∙Traditional Paper Maps

∙ Interactive ArcGIS Online Maps (including Story Maps)

∙GPS Data Collection

∙GeoForms/Survey123

GIS Applications ∙Utility Mapping Applications

∙Water

∙Wastewater

∙Electric

∙Gas

∙Planning and Zoning Applications

∙Survey

∙Operating WaterGEMS inside ArcMap

If you believe GIS can increase efficiency for your business or community, please contact your PDG representative.

PDG was the prime consultant for the evaluation, design and construction of improvements to the Village of West Unity’s existing wastewater treatment system. Scope of work included:

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The Village received principal foregiveness funding from the Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) to fund 100% of the project.

∙The addition of variable speed drives to the existing influent raw sewage pumps

∙New mechanical raw wastewater fine screen

∙Vortex type grit removal system, including a masonry building to house screen and grit removal equipment

∙Replacement and upgrade of the two existing oxidation ditch aeration rotors with new rotors, including variable speed drives, final clarifier equipment repair, replacement and upgrade of the

ultraviolet disinfection system with a new self-cleaning ultraviolet disinfection system ∙Chemical feed system for phosphorous removal

∙A new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to monitor various plant parameters

∙A new administration building, including lab facilities, office, restroom and a garage bay

IT’S ALL ABOUT HELPING COMMUNITIES REACH THEIR GOALS!Our Grants and Funding Specialists have helped our clients secure over $1.2 billion in grants and low interest loans. We recently assisted

several communities with developing and writing the applications to obtain the following grants and low interest loans to bring their projects to fruition.

ODOT TAP AWARDS

Client ProjectGrants and Low-Interest Loans

Sandusky County Parks District

Extension of North Coast Inland Trail to Terra State Community College $969,000

Village of Oakwood Removal/Replacement of Deteriorating Curbs and Sidewalks $500,080

Total $1,469,080

OHIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGENCYNeighborhood Revitalization Grant Awards

North Baltimore (Wood County)

Street, Park and New Downtown Parking Lot $500,000

Holgate (Henry County)Stormwater, Street, Sidewalk and Park Improvements (including a new ADA restroom)

$500,000

Total $1,000,000

COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPACT & PRESERVATION (CHIP) PROGRAM

Wood County/City of Northwood Partnership

Home Improvement Grants and Loans and Assistance to Habitat for Humanity for the Construction of 2 New Houses

$700,000

Auglaize CountyStormwater, Street, Sidewalk and Park Improvements (including a new ADA restroom)

$400,000

Total $1,100,000

OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION (OPWC)

Client ProjectGrants and Low-Interest Loans

Village of Carey S. Vance Pump Station $220,620

Village of Continental Meter Replacement $67,600

Village of Creston Brooklyn and Bank St. Improvements $167,778

Village of Deshler Forcemain Replacement $162,890

Village of Edgerton East Hull Street Improvements $173,880

Village of Edgerton West Hull Street Improvements $181,440

Village of Grafton WWTP Improvements $400,000

Village of Grafton Chestnut Street Improvements $400,000

Village of Holland Madison and Kittle Street Improvements $190,960

Village of Holland Washington Street Improvements $176,440

Village of Leipsic Street Improvements $74,900

Village of Mt. Gilead Union Street Sanitary Sewer $80,792

Village of Walbridge Elm Street Improvements $262,500

Village of West Unity Water Tower $412,500

Village of Woodville Sanitary Sewer Improvements $262,500

Total $3,234,800

Need to Fund Your Project? We’re Here to Help!

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7HighlightsPDG

Poggemeyer is part of a collaborative team including City Architecture and Boulevard Studios working to complete the Envision Grafton: Smart Growth through Transportation TLCI (Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative) Plan. Envision Grafton is focused on redevelopment and new investment opportunities in the Village. A community meeting was held to gather feedback from the community and discuss study priorities.

The Plan focuses on current and future connections in the Village between residential areas, industrial/commercial uses, recreational uses and the Downtown. The effort aims to increase public access and enjoyment of all Village resources by adapting objectives and setting new goals which will guide future investments and development.

The project involves a four-phased approach: Understand, Challenge, Transform and Implement. PDG’s role includes development of a public survey, attendance at steering and public meetings, signal warrant study, visual and land use analysis, coordination of signal timing/routes and budget/timeframe/funding information.

With the project well underway in the Transform Phase, we have completed the signal warrant study, two public meetings, a public survey, two steering committee meetings, stakeholder focus groups and draft priority initiatives.

Envision Grafton Initiatives Categories

∙Overall Village ∙Historic Downtown District ∙Commercial District ∙Parks & Trails ∙Neighborhoods

∙Traffic & Roadway

6 ENVISION GRAFTON: TLCI PLAN

Smart Growth through Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative

Complete Streets and the TLCI Program

Northeast Ohio Area Wide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) TLCI provides assistance to communities to study and implement integrated transportation and land use plans. Considering multi-modal transportation (pedestrian, cycling, vehicular, public transit, etc.) together helps create balanced environments that strengthen communities’ livability. The Plan is funded by Northeast Ohio Area Wide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) program.

David E. Saneholtz, P.E. is beginning a new chapter in his life after more than 30 years as a senior member of PDG’s Site Development Department. Dave has retired and is focusing his attention on family and designing new adventures.Dave has been the lead designer for site development for public, recreational, commercial and residential projects. Most notably are the Crossroads of America, Bass Pro Shops, Home Depot Distribution Center, Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, The Huntington Center, Luna Pier Beach Front Improvements, Sixth District Court of Appeals and the Stone Ridge Golf Club and Subdivision.

As Dave starts this new chapter, a strong team of professional engineers and technicians will continue with the same adept work ethic to provide solutions to our clients. Shane Huntley, P.E., states “Dave has been a great mentor since I started at Poggemeyer and invaluable to my growth as an engineer.” Although Dave is “retiring”, he will still be a consultatant on a project-to-project basis. We wish Dave and his family good health and great adventures.

"I believe clients appreciated that I understood engineering design

leads to construction of the facility that leads to delivering a profitable

product or function."

SURPRISE!

Jack Jones, Chairman of the Board, is 70 years young and the employees at PDG had a surprise birthday party for him on December 3, 2018. It is rare that we can do anything in the company without Jack hearing about it, but we accomplished a great celebration for a great leader and he was surprised.