Big Sky Water and Sewer District WWTF and Effluent Disposal Improvements
WWTF AND EFFLUENT DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS Big Sky, Montana About the Project AE2S, teamed with another consultant, was selected by the Big Sky Water and Sewer District (District) for preliminary and final design engineering and construction administration to upgrade and expand the WWTF. The objective was to support diversification and expansion of its exiting effluent reuse […]
Otsego Biosolids Building
BIOSOLIDS BUILDING Otsego, Minnesota About the Project AE2S worked with the City of Otsego to complete a Wastewater Master Plan in 2018 that charted the wastewater utility’s direction for the next 80 years. The first major project from the Master Plan is a Biosolids Building, which will dewater thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS) from both […]
Sioux Falls Final Clarifier Improvements
FINAL CLARIFIER IMPROVEMENTS Sioux Falls, South Dakota About the Project AE2S designed the rehabilitation and process modifications for four 100-foot final clarifiers at the Sioux Falls Water Reclamation Facility. The existing WRF includes trickling filters followed by activated sludge, but the improvements phasing included nutrient removal within the planning period that decommissioned the trickling filters […]
Sturgis Water Resource Recovery Facility
WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Sturgis, South Dakota About the Project A South Dakota town known for its annual motorcycle rally is getting attention for its innovative water resource recovery facility (WRRF) design. Sturgis is the first city in South Dakota to use membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment technology in its new WRRF. MBR combines microfiltration membranes […]
Bismarck Horizontal Collector Well
HORIZONTAL COLLECTOR WELL Bismarck, North Dakota About the Project The City of Bismarck operated a conventional intake on the Missouri River for its 30 MGD Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Routinely, sediment from the river was drawn into the plant, creating operational and maintenance problems, and causing excessive wear on pumps and process equipment. Additionally, over […]
Williston Water Treatment Plant Expansion
WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION Williston, North Dakota About the Project The expanding oil and gas industry in northwest North Dakota strained water systems’ abilities to keep up with domestic and industrial water needs. As the economic hub of the region, the City of Williston continues to experience considerable growth, and it’s anticipated that the growth […]
Eden Prairie GSR and Pump Station
GSR AND PUMP STATION Eden Prairie, Minnesota Planning for a new four-million-gallon ground storage reservoir and pump station began in 2014. Distribution system modeling indicated that the City would benefit from additional operational storage as well as an increase in emergency storage time while providing some redundancy when taking a water tower out of service […]
Eagan Long-Term Planning System Renewal Planning
LONG-TERM PLANNING SYSTEM RENEWAL PLANNING Eagan, Minnesota Flexible and Adaptive Modeling to Ensure Future Capital Improvements are Adequately Funded The City of Eagan experienced rapid growth in the late 70s and early 80s, which resulted in much of the City’s infrastructure being installed within a single decade. For years, there was minimal need for capital […]
Grand Forks University Avenue Improvements
UNIVERSITY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS Grand Forks, North Dakota The City of Grand Forks was beginning to plan the anticipated mill and overlay of University Avenue when the University of North Dakota (UND) approached the City and asked to consider cost-sharing in a much larger project – the complete reconstruction and beautification of this heavily traveled corridor […]
Thief River Falls WTP Optimization
THIEF RIVER FALLS WTP Optimization Thief River Falls, Minnesota The Thief River Falls (TRF) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) experienced process upsets in early summer 2017 where the combined filter effluent exceeded 0.3 NTU in more than 5% of the total compliance samples, resulting in the WTP receiving three consecutive Notices of Violation (NOV). Project Details […]