Case Study
Bay Area Mass Transit Construction Saves Thousands With Efficient Dewatering
Bay Area Mass Transit Construction Saves Thousands With Efficient Dewatering PROJECT SCOPE Ground dewatering and filtration CLIENT Bay Area Rapid Transit INDUSTRY SEGMENT Construction EQUIPMENT • 12 Weir Tanks •Open Top •Open Top Coated Steel •Flip Top • 22 Ground Water Tanks •21,000 Gallon • 280 Submersible Pumps • Pump Saver Panel • 7 48-4 Sand Filters • 5 BF100 Bag Filters • 8 Carbon Filters • 4 Clay Filters • 2” & 4” Rigid Cam • Gate Valves • 1000’ Hose LOCATION Milpitas, CA ® ® BACKGROUND Construction on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Milpitas, CA is expanding service 10 miles and is projected to serve 20,000 daily passengers by 2030. The BART system extension began in 2012 and has had to overcome several hurdles including minimizing traffi