Members of Chester Engineers, were part of the team responsible for the successful completion of this project.

The new wastewater treatment facility has the capacity to treat 1.2 million gallons per day of wastewater and uses an activated sludge process to achieve effluent discharge limits of less than 10 mg/l of total nitrogen and 1.0 mg/l of phosphorous. This process uses ultraviolet light for disinfection of the final effluent – eliminating the need for chemicals in the treatment process with the exception of a polymer for sludge processing.

The new facility, valued at $10 million, took 15 months to design and construct. The old wastewater treatment facility was kept in operation during construction but was placed out of service when the new facility came online. Demolition of the old facility was completed during the summer, with landscaping for the new facility completed later in the fall. The facility serves approximately 5,000 people.

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