Santa Clara Valley Water District
Project Type
Wastewater Treatment
Constructed Value
$52.7 millionDelivery Method
Design-Bid-BuildArchitect/Engineer
Black & VeatchThe challenge
The City of Morro Bay needed to replace its aging coastal wastewater treatment plant while also addressing long-term water supply challenges. The new facility would treat wastewater to advanced purification standards so the water could be returned to the Morro Valley Groundwater Basin for future potable use. Meeting those goals required construction of a treatment facility incorporating membrane bioreactors, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet advanced oxidation, along with conveyance infrastructure and injection wells capable of delivering purified water into the groundwater basin.
Project Awards
2014 WateReuse Association Large Project of the Year
2015 Global Water Intelligence Water Reuse Project of the Year
highlights
Advanced wastewater treatment
Microfiltration
Reverse osmosis
Ultraviolet disinfection
Challenge met
Filanc constructed the advanced purification facility and installed the treatment systems used to purify secondary effluent from the San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The project included microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet advanced oxidation systems housed within a 32,000-square-foot process building.
Filanc also installed a 2.25-million-gallon product water storage tank, a 220,000-gallon inter-process storage tank and the chemical storage and pumping systems that support plant operations. Electrical and instrumentation infrastructure was added to monitor and control the purification process. Together, these systems produce highly purified recycled water that supports Santa Clara Valley Water’s long-term strategy for developing a resilient regional water supply.
Recent Projects
Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility
MF/RO Facility for Agriculture
