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ScottSdale’s chaparral Water treatment plant
earnstwo awardsfor excellence
Black & Veatch-designed Facility Receives Regional Recognition
Scottsdale, Ariz. (November 28, 2006) —With related site work still under construction, Scottsdale’s new Chaparral Water Treatment Plant (WTP) has already earned two significant awards. The 30-million-gallon-per-dayfacility, which began producing potable water in March 2006, recently received two local awards: an Art in Public Places Award of Merit from the Valley Forward Association and a Grand Award in Engineering Excellence from the Arizonachapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Black & Veatch provided site selection, pilot testing, design and construction-related services for the new facility, which uses direct microfiltration for advanced treatment of surface water. The company worked closely with architectural sub-consultant Swaback Partners to ensure that the plant, situated in ChaparralPark and surrounded by residential neighborhoods, would be a welcome addition to the community.
According to ScottsdaleWater Resources General Manager David Mansfield, the finished water from Chaparral surpasses the city’s water quality goals, including particulateand arsenic removal and odor and taste control.
“The Black & Veatchteam exceeded expectations in applying cutting-edge technology to reliably meet our needs, while integrating the plant into a much used city park system,” said Mansfield. “Like a good neighbor, the plant is quiet, produces no pollution and creates no traffic hazards.”
The Chaparral WTP is the first major surface water treatment plant in Arizona to employ direct microfiltation followed by granular activated carbonadsorption. Disinfection is accomplished with sodium hypochlorite, which is produced and stored on-site – eliminating the need for delivery of hazardous chemicals.
The treatment facilities, a buried 5.5-million-gallon finished-water reservoir and pump stationencompass only nine acres of a 29-acre site. By comparison, aconventional plant typically requires an area two or three times this size.
The site, located at the intersection of McDonald and Hayden drives, features public art in the form of weathered metal sculptures that resemble sails and nomadic desert dwellings. The sculptures span the two exterior walls of the plant that face the intersection. Special landscape treatments in terraces defined by gabion walls (indigenous rocks in metal baskets) step down from the building perimeters to the street.
The renovation of ChaparralPark was also designed by Black & Veatch and its sub-consultant team. When construction is completed in April 2007, the site will feature extensive xeriscape landscaping, which conserves water and protects the environment; large open spaces; a lighted dog park; ball fields, and public restrooms.
Valley Forward is a Phoenix-based organization comprised of members from the various cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area, including mayors, vice mayors and city council members,as well as representatives from the building industry and corporations headquartered in the Phoenix area. This was the organization’s 26th annual Environmental Excellence Awards program, locally known as the Academy Awards of the environmental community. Five coveted Crescordia awards and 22 merit awards were presented.
The ACEC Arizona chapter’s program is in its 26th year and recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. Grand awards give tribute toArizona’s most prestigious and distinguished engineering projects, as judged by peers. Eight grand awards and 19 merit awards were presented in eight categories at this year’s awards ceremony.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, information and government market sectors. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions include conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services.
Black & Veatch’s water business provides innovative, technology-based solutions to utilities, governments and industries worldwide. Local project managers work with a global team of water and wastewater treatment process experts to address site-specific challenges through a broad range of consulting, study, planning, design, design-build and construction management services. The employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked on the Forbes “500 Largest Private Companies in the United States” listing. The company’s Web site address is
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