Joint venture (JV) partners Clark Construction Group and Reeves Young have begun construction on the $67million Canton Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project in Canton, Georgia, US. The project is the largest capital improvement project undertaken in the City’s history.
The project will be funded by Canton’s Water and Sewer Fund revenues with Clark Reeves Young is serving as the general contractor. The JV will upgrade Canton’s primary wastewater treatment plant to handle six million gallons per day and increase its capacity by 50%. The new facility also takes the water treatment system to a higher standard of regulatory compliance with the installation of a membrane filtration system and upgrades to the solids handling process.
The expansion project positions Canton to better meet the demands of future residential and commercial growth. Project completion is slated for 2024.
The JV team will perform all sitework, site utilities, and a range of mechanical processes. As part of its scope of work, Clark Reeves Young will install additional grit removal equipment in the existing headworks and construct a new control building, laboratory, tertiary treatment system, and a new solids handling facility with aerobic digesters and a sludge dewatering building.
Clark Construction VP and General Manager, Brian Walker said: “Clark is excited to grow its footprint in the Southeast and to add this important project to its growing portfolio in the region.”
Reeves Young VP, Matt McCormack said: “Reeves Young is grateful for our partnership with Clark Construction Group as we continue to serve the needs of valued municipal clients and communities like City of Canton throughout the Southeast.”
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