Aqua America, Water Treatment Plant

Owner:
Aqua America
Location:
Sharon, PA
Services:
General Contracting

Walbridge served as general contractor for turnkey construction of a $24 million water treatment plant. Responsibilities included installation of a new water treatment building, sludge processing building, clarifiers and raw water intake structure. Other work included demolition of an existing plant, site reclamation, and installation of new electrical and mechanical systems.

The plant houses a fully-automated treatment process that includes raw water intake, clarifiers, setting and thickener tanks, coagulation, clear wells, and chemical treatment tanks, backwash pumps and a belt filter press. The facility is also comprised of an administration / laboratory building.