Infrastructure
Regional Water Treatment Facility
Expansion and modernization of municipal water treatment plant serving 85,000 residents
Location
Eugene, OR
Completed
2021
Budget
$22M - $25M
Role
Project Management Services
Key Performance Indicators
+40%
Treatment Capacity
Increased from 12 to 17 MGD
Exceeds EPA
Water Quality
All standards exceeded
-18%
Operational Cost
Reduced energy and chemical costs
99.8%
System Uptime
During construction
Challenges
Critical infrastructure requiring continuous operation:
- Zero service interruption mandate for essential facility
- Complex process engineering coordination
- Strict environmental discharge requirements
- Integration with 40-year-old existing systems
- Zero service interruption mandate for essential facility
- Complex process engineering coordination
- Strict environmental discharge requirements
- Integration with 40-year-old existing systems
Our Approach
Systematic expansion and modernization:
1. **Staged Implementation**: 8-phase construction maintaining full operation
2. **Process Optimization**: Advanced filtration and UV disinfection systems
3. **Redundancy Planning**: Dual systems for critical treatment processes
4. **Automation**: SCADA system for real-time monitoring and control
1. **Staged Implementation**: 8-phase construction maintaining full operation
2. **Process Optimization**: Advanced filtration and UV disinfection systems
3. **Redundancy Planning**: Dual systems for critical treatment processes
4. **Automation**: SCADA system for real-time monitoring and control
Results & Outcomes
Enhanced regional water infrastructure:
- Increased capacity supporting 20 years of growth
- Improved water quality meeting all federal standards
- Energy consumption reduced through efficient equipment
- Emergency preparedness enhanced with backup systems
- Increased capacity supporting 20 years of growth
- Improved water quality meeting all federal standards
- Energy consumption reduced through efficient equipment
- Emergency preparedness enhanced with backup systems
Project Tags
infrastructurewatermunicipalenvironmentalprocess-engineering