Process and Operational Upgrades of the Newark-Pequannock Water Treatment Plant
Project Name: Process and Operational Upgrades at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant
Project Duration: 2022 - Ongoing
Design Consultant: Kleinfelder
Contractor: Spectraserv
Location: Pequannock Water Treatment Plant at West Milford, New Jersey
Cost: $23 million
Project Summary: The primary source of water for the City of Newark comes from the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant (PWTP). PWTP was brought online in 1990 and features 12 dual-media filters with a maximum capacity of 60 million gallons per day (MGD). Due to aging infrastructure and the tightening of water treatment regulations, the Pequannock WTP had a maximum capacity of 40 MGD. Therefore, the City of Newark moved to complete the process and operational upgrades, which will be the largest project at PWTP since its original construction. The project scope includes more than 50 large valve replacements, nine new pumps, new filter underdrains/troughs, installation of filter granular-activated carbon (GAC) media, new air scour system, and a state-of-the-art computer control system. When complete, this project will improve the efficiency of the treatment process, optimize water quality, and increase plant production capacity.
Read our article about the plant upgrades from our official blog.
Newark Water & Sewer engineers and NJDEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette at the press conference announcing the upgrades.
Photo Credit: Newark Water & Sewer, April 2022.