Miramar Water Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion Project, San Diego, USA
Key Data:
Treatment capacity
Current
140 million US gallons/day (530,000m³/day)
Final
215mgd (815,000m³/day)
Service area
92,124 acres (36,850 hectares)
Population served
500,000 (northern section of the city)
Treatment type
Coagulation, flocculation/sedimentation, filtration and disinfection
Lake Miramar
Depth
103ft (31m)
Volume (at maximum operating level)
1,807 million gallons (6.8 million m3)
Project cost
$32m (early start improvements)
Project Timeline:
Early Start Improvements
Phase I construction began
Summer 1998
Construction completed
Winter 2003
Phase II construction began
September 2002
Final completion
February 2005
Contract A
Construction began
August 2003
Anticipated completion
August 2007
Contract B
Scheduled to begin
January 2007
Anticipated completion
November 2009
Contract C
Scheduled to begin
November 2007
Anticipated completion
November 2009
Contract D
Scheduled to begin
November 2009
Anticipated completion
November 2010
Total project scheduled completion
2012
Key Players:
Plant owner/project sponsor
City of San Diego Water Department
Early start contractor
Archer Western
Contract A
Western Summit
CFD modelling
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