Crews are completing the final steps of wrapping tensioned wire

May 29

NEW UPDATE PHOTOS: Wastewater Wednesdays!

Last week, we shared about crews completing the concrete roof dome on the Nereda reclaim storage tank, including the pre-stressing/tensioning of the wall and final concrete finish coats. When completed, the tank will provide nearly two-million gallons of water per day to the nearby Treasure Coast Energy Center for cooling its turbines as they generate electricity. This drastically reduces the amount of water being pulled daily from the Floridan Aquifer.

This week, we can see how much closer we are to completing the reclaim storage tank of the new Mainland Wastewater Reclamation Facility (MWRF). Crews are now completing the final steps of wrapping the tensioned wire around the tank to “pre-stress” the walls to ensure hydraulic strength.

At the same time, the AquaNereda basin walls are making steady progress, as crews are working hard framing up and pouring new wall sections, aiming up to finish up the tank’s outer walls over the next two months. And finally, we see the electrical contractors continuing to bring the site electrical work into focus, running concrete-encased duct banks and conduit lines all over the site to connect the future buildings and treatment equipment.

The AquaNereda basins are key to the sustainability and cost-effectiveness of this state-of-the-art MWRF. The basins utilize aerobic granular sludge technology to more efficiently breakdown waste and remove harmful nutrients from the reclaimed water. This treatment process also requires less energy usage during processing.

Properly treating wastewater is critical for all communities in protecting human health, environmental health and resource efficiency.

Nereda processing typically achieves:

• Better effluent quality

• 30-50% less footprint

• 80-100% less chemical use

• Scalable design for future growth

FPUA is grateful for this joint venture construction project with Globaltech, Inc. , Haskell and Hazen, the site designers; and the sub-contractors working so hard to keep this project on schedule. We are also thankful for the partnership with the City of Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County in this infrastructure improvement effort that will benefit the Fort Pierce community well into the next century.

Take a virtual tour of the new Mainland Wastewater Reclamation Facility at:

https://www.sustainablesewer.net/videos

Thank you as always for your support and interest! We look forward to sharing more in the coming weeks!

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