Newport, RI – The City of Newport held a groundbreaking ceremony recently with local and state officials to mark the start of construction of a new Lawton Valley Water Treatment Plant in Portsmouth and upgrades to the treatment processes at the Station No. 1 Water Treatment Plant in Newport.
The event was held at the Station No. 1 Water Treatment Plant in Newport.
The Newport City Council awarded a design build contract valued at $67 million for the water treatment plant improvements to the joint venture of Wakefield, Mass.-based AECOM and Torrington, Conn.-based C.H. Nickerson & Co. Assisting in the oversight of the project as the city’s advisor is the engineering firm CDM Smith Inc. The project includes the design and construction of a new Lawton Valley water treatment plant and improvements to the Station No. 1 water treatment plant. These new facilities are scheduled to be in service by December 31, 2014.
The Lawton Valley Water Treatment Plant is currently designed to treat seven million gallons of water every day. It will undergo a full demolition and will be replaced by a more efficient facility with the same capacity.
The upgrades at both facilities will incorporate an advanced water treatment process using granular activated carbon contactors, which will remove organics from the water as well as improve the aesthetic quality in terms of taste and odor. Once completed, the Newport water treatment plants will be the only facilities in Rhode Island to have advanced treatment.
C.H. Nickerson’s construction plans will allow both facilities to remain fully operational, even as the extensive renovations are underway.
Groundbreaking for Water Plant Renos – Joint venture of AECOM and Nickerson
Newport, RI – The City of Newport held a groundbreaking ceremony recently with local and state officials to mark the start of construction of a new Lawton Valley Water Treatment Plant in Portsmouth and upgrades to the treatment processes at the Station No. 1 Water Treatment Plant in Newport.