Savannah, Georgia, Plans Strategically for Wastewater Reclamation Expansion in 2026-2027

The city of Savannah, Georgia, has proposed approval of a contract modification with Hazen and Sawyer, PC, for engineering design services for the city’s Georgetown Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).

Hazen and Sawyer, PC, Contract Modification for Wastewater Reclamation Expansion

The modification, for $5,315,000, expands the scope of the original agreement and authorizes Hazen and Sawyer to prepare construction-ready documents for the Georgetown Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) and to develop a conceptual-level design for the Travis Field WRF expansion. The project will likely be funded by the city’s Water & Sewer fund, potentially using Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) programs suited to this type of project.

Growth and Expansion Increase Savannah, Georgia Wastewater Demands

Savannah is experiencing significant residential growth and related development, particularly in the Georgetown WRF and Travis Field WRF service areas. Increased service-area capacity demands necessitate increased treatment capacity at the WRF. The city currently owns and operates the Georgetown Water Reclamation Facility, which has a permitted capacity of 2.45 million gallons daily (MGD) and will be increased to 3.45 MGD.

The original scope of this project was to conduct a study and provide the city with a conceptual design for a Georgetown WRF upgrade. The Hazen and Sawyer study of the existing Georgetown WRF led the city to construct a new Greenfield Plant adjacent to the existing wastewater reclamation area. Hazen and Sawyer will also assist the city in bringing on a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contractor to perform the work at the Georgetown WRF.

With a goal of maximizing cost and time savings, city staff seek to expand both plants under the same CMAR contract using the same engineer. This would be done as an additional phase included in a future amendment.

The city also requires the plant to remain operational during the construction. According to the Savannah Business Journal, “At a minimum, their report will include a narrative describing investigation methodology, summary of the collected data, exhibits, calculations, and the conclusions of the analysis. They will also provide project construction timeline and how the recommended alternatives can be constructed and brought online while maintaining the operation of the current facility. And, the firm will also estimate a 20-Year Life-Cycle Cost.”

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