Perry Sewer Master Plan

City of Perry

DATE OF SERVICES: October 2021 – April 2022

PROJECT STATUS:  Complete

PROJECT AWARD: ACEC 2025 Engineering Excellence Merit Award

    • Category: Studies, Research, and Consulting Engineering Services

ROLE OF FIRM:

  • Master Planning
  • Engineering Design Services
  • Environmental Compliance

PROJECT TEAM:     

  • Burke Murph – Principal-in-Charge
  • Claire Swaim – Senior Project Manager
  • Barrett Neal – Assistant Project Manager

CLIENT:  City of Perry

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Perry Sewer Master Plan is a transformative roadmap designed to guide one of Georgia’s fastest-growing communities through decades of continued residential and commercial expansion. Covering more than 24,000 acres across the South and East Perry Service Areas, the plan provides a scalable and environmentally responsible strategy for meeting future wastewater needs. Developed in response to capacity limitations at the existing system and the City’s rapid population growth, GWES crafted a phased infrastructure approach centered on the new East Perry Wastewater Treatment Facility, which will begin operation at 2.5 MGD and ultimately expand to 24 MGD. Complemented by an interconnected network of pump stations, force mains, and gravity sewers, the plan enables Perry to expand infrastructure in step with real-time development, avoiding unnecessary costs while ensuring long-term resiliency.

More than a technical document, the Master Plan reflects GWES’s collaborative partnership with the City of Perry, balancing growth, environmental stewardship, and fiscal responsibility. The plan protects sensitive wetlands and floodplains through thoughtful routing and sustainable design practices, while positioning the City to support new neighborhoods, businesses, and industry without overwhelming existing systems. Recognized with the ACEC Georgia Merit Award for Studies, Research, and Consulting Engineering Services, the Perry Sewer Master Plan now serves as a model for communities experiencing similar growth pressures demonstrating how forward-thinking engineering can shape a resilient and prosperous future.