Building It Right: State-of-the-Art Wastewater Treatment Plant in Escambia County, Fla.
Building It Right: State-of-the-Art Wastewater Treatment Plant in Escambia County, Fla.
3 PagesBuilding It Right: State-of-the-Art Wastewater Treatment Plant in Escambia County, Fla. The $316 million Central Water Reuse Facility, shown in this aerial photo, is the largest public works project in the history of Escambia County, Fla. Built to withstand winds of 140 mph, the facility is designed to handle peak-hour ?ows of 49 MGD. Owner: Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA), Pensacola, Fla. Project Summary: Planning for a new wastewater treatment plant in Pensacola, Fla., had already begun when Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004. But that planning accelerated after Ivan’s Category 3 winds pummeled the area, knocked out operations at the city’s downtown wastewater treatment plant and caused untreated sewage to ?ow in the streets with Ivan’s storm surge. ECUA ’s response to the hurricane is
