Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

KUB to Complete Utility Upgrades in Sequoyah Park Through Early Summer

Part of Ongoing Wastewater Collection System Work in the Area

As part of the ongoing wastewater collection system rehabilitation project in Sequoyah Hills, KUB and its subcontractor, Morgan Construction, will perform upgrades in Sequoyah Park starting in early April and lasting through early summer 2019.

Crews will rehabilitate approximately 3,000 feet of wastewater pipe and 23 manholes inside park boundaries. The overall park and all three parking areas will remain open throughout the course of work in this area; however, access may be temporarily limited in the immediate areas where crews are working, and/or in areas where equipment and construction materials are set up.

To facilitate this work, the contractor will set up temporary bypass pumps and piping inside park boundaries to maintain wastewater service while work is performed on the existing main and manholes. In some instances, the bypass piping will be installed above ground with cross-over ramps with handrails set up (see photo below). The bypass piping may also be buried in some locations to facilitate mowing and park maintenance work. See photos below of a recent KUB wastewater bypass system set up for a project in Suttree Landing Park in south Knoxville. 

Above-ground bypass piping with cross-over ramp (top) and pumping equipment (bottom) set up in Suttree Landing Park last winter as part of a wastewater rehabilitation project.

The Sequoyah Park work is included in Phase 2 of a three-phase project to upgrade the entire wastewater collection system in the Sequoyah Hills area. The overall project started with Phase 1 in fall of 2017. Phase 1 work is nearing completion. Phase 2 work, which includes seven total miles of pipe to be rehabilitated, started in early March 2019 and is expected to last approximately one year. The third and final phase will begin following Phase 2 and last approximately one year.

With agreement from City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation and the Kingston Pike-Sequoyah Hills Association, Morgan Construction will also maintain a storage area for equipment and materials in the middle parking lot area near the boat ramp for the duration of Phase 2 work. Access to the boat ramp will be maintained at all times. See yellow hatched area on the map below.

KUB thanks City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation and the Kingston Pike-Sequoyah Hills Association for its assistance with this project, and its customers for their cooperation. Customers with questions or concerns can call 865-558-2331 to leave a message that will be followed-up with a call from a KUB representative by the end of the next business day.