Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant Expansion and Upgrade, New York, NY, USA
Key Data:
Site size
53 acres (21ha)
Population served
446,000 full-time residents plus 1.3 million working in the area
Current capacity
1.2 million cubic metres per day
Final capacity
1.8 million cubic metres per day
Current biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) removal
60%
Final BOD removal
85%
Treatment area expansion
From 16 to 24
Control building floorspace
3,600m²
Pipe diameter range
7.6mm to 2,400mm
Electrical load upgrade
Increase load (from 7.5MVA to 50MVA) and distribution voltage (from 4.16kV to 13.8kV)
Plant expansion cost
$680m
Overall project cost
$2.2bn
Digesters
Quantity
8
Type
Carbon steel
Volume
11.3 million litres (each)
Diameter
25.6m
Height
27.4m
Project Timeline:
Project planning
1997
Groundbreaking ceremony
20 June 2000
Draft EIS public meeting
9 April 2003
Plant expansion work began
August 2003
North battery excavation began
December 2003
Plant construction completion
February 2009
Project completion
2013
Key Players:
Client
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Plant expansion contractor
Joint venture of Skanska USA Civil - Slattery Skanska, Gottlieb Skanska and Underpinning & Foundation Skanska - (45%), Picone / McCullagh JV (30%) and Perini Corp (25%)
Project planning / design
Hazen and Sawyer; Greeley and Hansen; Malcolm Pirnie Inc
Architects (disinfection and admin buildings)
Polshek Partnership
Environmental impact studies
AKRF
Aeration equipment
Sanitaire
Centrifuges
Bird Machine Company
Sludge collection equipment
E-Mech Contracting
Process air piping
Heritage Mechanical
Instrumentation and control wiring
Five Star Electric
