Reno Stead Water Reclamation Facility 4 MGD Expansion, Reno, NV
This 2 million gallon per day (MGD) water reclamation facility is doubling capacity to 4 MGD to meet the demands of planned residential and commercial development in the area. This $55 million expansion project includes modification to existing headworks, biofilter, blower building and chemical facilities as well as construction of new reactor basins, secondary clarifiers, pump stations (scum, RAS, and filter feed), tertiary filters, UV disinfection, and effluent storage tanks. CME is on the construction management team providing construction inspection, special inspection, and materials testing services including:
- Constructability Review
- Review Contractor Submittals
- IBC Special Inspection
- Soils (Mass Grading, Foundations)
- Reinforced Concrete
- Structural Steel Bolting and Welding
- Steel Fabricator Shop Inspection
- Structural Masonry
- Laboratory Testing
KEY CHALLENGES
- Quality assurance testing of construction materials with strict specification limits to meet unique design parameters
- Inspection of complex structural components for very specialized and cutting-edge treatment facilities