Maitland City Talk

Lift Station No. 4 Diversion Project

Lift stations do an extremely important job: they transport wastewater throughout the city. Wastewater is always on the move – it flows through a series of lift stations before it leaves the city for treatment. Once the wastewater leaves the last lift station in the city, it flows, untreated, into the transmission system of the South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater Transmission Authority. The final destination of Maitland’s wastewater is the city of Orlando’s Iron Bridge Treatment Facility.

There are 42 lift stations within Maitland proper. Out of all of the stations in the city, Lift Station No. 4, nestled in Covered Bridge Park, is one of the hardest working stations of them all.

Built in 1962, Lift Station No. 4 receives the effluent of nine other stations and is operating at peak performance. The anticipated arrival of two approved developments in downtown Maitland will significantly increase pump activity at this station.

The city identified a solution to prevent an overburdened Lift Station No. 4 by diverting wastewater directly to Lift Station No. 1 in northwest Maitland. Station No. 1 pumps effluent directly into the transmission pipeline of the South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater Transmission Authority.

The only way to divert wastewater from Lift Station No. 4 to Lift Station No. 1 is through the construction of nearly two miles of new pipeline. The pipeline will start on Old Horatio Avenue and proceed easterly to Dommerich Drive, Algonquin Trail, Arapaho Trail, and Mohican Trail, ending near Thistle Lane. The majority of the construction will be performed using a technique known as “directional drilling” to minimize the amount of roadway excavation and to reduce the impacts to our citizens. Construction is slated to start in the middle of summer and is expected to be complete in approximately eight to nine months.

Approximately 165 homes directly border the construction path along Old Horatio Avenue, Horatio Avenue, Dommerich Drive, Algonquin Trail, Arapaho Trail, and Mohican Trail. Impacted residents will receive a direct-mail piece from the city with details about the construction, path, and schedule. It also will be posted on itsmymaitland.com. We thank you in advance for your patience as we upgrade critical infrastructure.