STEAM, CONDENSATE RETURN AND COMPRESSED AIR PIPING IMPROVEMENTS AT SPRINGWELLS WATER TREATMENT PLANT

METCO was retained by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) to provide Professional Engineering Services to develop design documents for replacement of all existing steam, condensate, compressed air, and natural gas system piping and other auxiliary system, on Plant-Wide basis.

In addition to construction administration services, METCO is responsible to provide Resident Project Representative services during the construction phase. The key project elements involve HVAC, Heating and Compressed Air Piping improvements in the following areas of the Plant:

• Low Lift and High Lift Pump Building
• Administration Building
• Powerhouse Building
• Filter Building
• Chemical Building
• Rapid Mix Building
• Plant Wide Tunnel and Chases
• Chemical Bridge
• Drainage Pump House

The major challenges include lack of reliable information on existing system as well as requirement to sequence the construction to meet the varying weather conditions. METCO addressed these by performing comprehensive field validation and by developing construction sequencing to minimize disruption to the Plant.