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The Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
is located in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is one of nine
Jefferson County water infrastructure plants. This plant primarily
serves a population of approximately 235,000 people in the
downtown Birmingham area. An onsite electric power generating
system is required to power the large pumps and other equipment
that is used to handle and treat peak flows into the plant.
The purpose of the facility is to provide a means for handling
and treating excessive flows to the Village Creek WWTP during
storm events and to relieve loading at the existing treatment
plant. The existing Village Creek WWTP is designed to accept
and treat 60 million gallons of sewage per day (MGD). The Peak
Flow Wastewater Handling Facility consists of a Pump Station,
Surge Basins, High Rate Filter Treatment Facility, Ultraviolet
Treatment and Biological Treatment Plant.
These facilities combine to handle the excess flows and relieve
the load on the existing plant.
B.L. Harbert International began work on the new 22,000 square
foot Power Generation Facility on September 11, 2000 and completed
the work on August 13, 2002. The Facility contains eight (8)
Caterpillar generators which are capable of generating 3250
KW, each or 26 mega watts collectively, which is equivalent
to 13,200 volts of emergency electrical power.
This is the largest facility of its kind with Caterpillar
generators in the United States.
CLIENT
Jefferson County Commission, Birmingham, Alabama
FACILITY TYPE
22,000 sf Power Generation Facility
(The largest facility with Caterpillar generators in the US)
CONSTRUCTED VALUE
$13 million
ARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS
Harris & Associates/Gary L. Owen & Associates, Inc. |
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