CP provided support to the Altoona Water Authority in the development and selection of a Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement to select a Firm/Team who would upgrade specific aspects of both the Easterly and Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Facilities. This work focused on the development of Anaerobic Digesters to replace the Authority’s existing aerated sludge holding tanks.
The selected firm developed a Preliminary Audit Report which led Altoona to a $36.5M project to develop a High Strength Waste Receiving station, two Anaerobic Digesters, and a Sludge Dryer.
CP worked with the Bradford Sanitary Authority (BSA) in support of the PennVEST funding by completing a Second Opinion Project Review (SOPR) package on the preliminary design prepared by Gannett Fleming, Inc. This report included questions and suggestions, which lead to the ultimate final design. Additionally, CP was again hired to provide operations support and expert witness consulting on the issues associated with the Contract Closeout of the Construction Project.
CP was also hired to continue the work of Operations Consulting and Expert Witness Testimony. The details are confidential.
CP also provided an improvement study for the SBR Decant Control System.
CP was retained to provide engineering services for the Construction related services of the PA DEP Small Projects Grant for the 2019 McAlisterville Area Joint Authority (MAJA) WWTP Rehabilitation Project. CP led an effort to complete a Master Plan for the Authority’s Water System as part of a larger effort to qualify for state and local financial aid. The MAJA qualified with a Low to Moderate Income Designation and has received funding for two projects to date – the Tennis Spring Rehabilitation Project and the Well No. 4 & Storage Tank Project.
The MAJA was reissued its Water Allocation Permit in September 2018. As part of that Permit, the Authority is required to conduct a 10-year flow study on the Tennis Springs. During investigation of the Springs, it became apparent that a considerable amount of flow was bypassing the Spring Box and would not be metered as part of the flow study. As part of the effort to comply with the PA DEP Requirements, a Flow Study Outline was submitted which outlined the current status of the Tennis Springs (No. 1 & No. 2) and proposed to implement the construction of a flow meters at those springs. It was our suggesting that the actual Springs be rebuilt from their 1930 era construction to completely capture the spring flow prior to implementing the flow study. Ultimately the Study led to a Preliminary and Final design which became the Tennis Spring Rehabilitation Project.
CP continues our Retainer Support to MAJA and has also providing Engineering Support toward a Statewide DCED Competitive Grant Application – 2022 for the Well No. 4 & Storage Tank project.
Our firm prepared the design and construction documents for the construction and modifications of the Upper Wallkill Wastewater Treatment Facility to include a new 256,000 GPD MBR Facility. Included in this project was the construction of a 60 foot clarifier, influent bar screen and fine screens, pumping stations, new above ground concrete process tanks, a new two story process building, Membrane Bioreactor System, pumps, HVAC, new HDPE receiving pond and UV disinfection system. The new plant was constructed while the existing facilities continued normal operations. We provided construction administration and observation services and were the liaison with the contractor, administration and operators on this sensitive project. The project was successfully completed on-time and on-budget.
Our firm provided planning, feasibility, design, permitting, funding application, bidding, and construction phase services for a major upgrade to a 0.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility. The design utilized all of the existing units from the original secondary treatment facility and employed an innovative process (Upflow Sludge Blanket Filtration) to meet the new effluent limits in the most cost-effective manner. The project ultimately won the Association of Environmental Authorities’ Forward-Thinking Award.
Our firm provided planning, design, permitting, funding application, bidding, and construction phase services for the upgrade of a 0.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility. The project upgraded the plant from secondary treatment to advanced tertiary treatment (Modified Ludzick – Ettinger Process with effluent filtration) to meet more stringent nutrient removal requirements. Significant cost savings were realized through maintaining and optimizing existing treatment units.
When the existing wastewater treatment plant for the Washington Township Shopping Center had a catastrophic failure, the owner was forced to haul all wastewater to a remote facility at a cost of nearly $30,000 per month. We were honored that they turned to CP for help. To solve their short-term issues, CP designed and permitted a Sequencing Batch Reactor plant utilizing modified frac tanks. We were able to put this plant into full operation within a matter of months, where a permanent plant can take years. Being fully permitted through an NJDEP Treatment Works Approval, this plant will serve the needs of the facility until a planned future development necessitates further plant expansion.
Our firm prepared the design and construction documents for the construction and modifications of the Awosting Wastewater Treatment Facility. The project included the construction of a coarse headworks screen, equalization tank, aeration system, influent pumps, fine screens, preair and anoxic zoned concrete tanks, Membrane Bioreactor System, and a sludge holding tank. The existing facilities were removed and modified to allow for chemical usage, MCC electrical systems and onsite laboratory. The upgraded plant was designed to handle a daily flow of 65,000 GPD with a peak daily flow of 180,000 GPD. We provided construction administration and observation services and were the liaison with the contractor, administration and operators on this sensitive project. The project was successfully completed on-time and on-budget.
Developed the preliminary engineering design documents, and completed the required permitting for the wastewater facilities required as part of the Boyd’s Bear redevelopment project in Greenmount, PA. The initial work consisted of the design and construction of two pump stations and a 0.150MGD Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) WWTP, with tertiary filtration and UV disinfection. The treatment plant was designed in a modular fashion such that future flows up to 0.300MGD can be treated as additional development on the project site is completed. Prepared the Water Quality Management Permit for the proposed design of the facilities in addition to the initial National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit (NPDES).
