City of Waukegan, IL
Water System Improvements
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Project description
The City of Waukegan retained Baxter & Woodman/Boller to complete an $8.8 million upgrade at its 20 MGD Lake Michigan surface water treatment plant. This involved the complete reconstruction of 10 gravity filters, including:
- New electrically-actuated inlet gates
- New backwash troughs
- New sand and anthracite filter media
- Replacement of old surface wash system with new airwash system
- New underdrain system
- New backwash supply and backwash waste valves and electrically-actuated valves
It also involved the complete replacement of chemical treatment equipment, including:
- New alum chemical storage tanks, day tank, transfer pump, four new peristaltic pumps, and controls
- New polymer chemical feed skid
- New fluoride chemical storage tanks, day tank, transfer pump, two new peristaltic pumps, and controls
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Project profile
Services
- Design-Build Project Delivery
- Required Treatment of Water During Construction
