AECOM secures contracts for UK wastewater plant upgrade

AECOM Technology Corp has secured two design-build contracts worth $78m from Yorkshire Water to upgrade the Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment plant in Sheffield, England.

Under the first contract, worth $49m, the company will upgrade the water treatment process of the plant with new inlet works, new and refurbished primary tanks and aeration lanes.

The second contract, worth about $29m, will require AECOM to provide a new mesophilic anaerobic digestion plant.

AECOM chairman and chief executive officer John Dionisio said "We are delighted to continue our relationship with Yorkshire Water and we look forward to helping achieve their sustainability targets."

The Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment plant will be designed to treat about 21,000t of dry solid sludge annually including thickening and dewatering processes.

In addition, a combined heat and power system on the site will produce renewable energy thereby reducing Yorkshire Water’s carbon footprint.