Success Story
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Client:
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Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas (WaterOne)
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Project:
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Phase V Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution Facility Improvements
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Location:
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Wyandotte, Leavenworth and Johnson Counties, Kansas
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Because of rapid population growth, Water District no. 1 of Johnson County,
Kansas (WaterOne) needed a reliable, long-term water supply. The 2003 water
master plan identified the need for an additional 150 million gallons per day
(mgd) of capacity over the next 40 years. However, no water sources within
Johnson County have the necessary reliable capacity.
Black & Veatch determined that it would be necessary to obtain the water
for the new facilities from the Missouri River, which is 16 miles away. Because
of concerns with drought and degradation of the Missouri River, Black &
Veatch’s reliable and sustainable solution to the client’s complex challenges
was that the initial 60-mgd supply would be from horizontal collector wells
rather than a traditional river intake.
Black & Veatch implemented next-generation, proven, innovative
technologies. The new water treatment facilities utilize a microfiltration
membrane process instead of conventional media filters. This technology
provides a physical barrier for many contaminants in the source water. The
water treatment plant has also been designed to be operated remotely from
WaterOne’s existing operations and maintenance facility to reduce the cost of
operation.
Because the water treatment plant and most of the 16-mile-long treated water
transmission main is located in an adjacent county and the facilities serve
Johnson County, it was important to keep the residents in the rural setting
near the plant and along the treated water transmission main informed. Black
& Veatch designed the facilities to blend into the rural setting, with the
operations building styled to look like a horse barn and the other structures
to look like outbuildings. The community embraced the architectural theme.
Protection of the environment was, and is, an important objective in the
design process. To meet this objective, the Black & Veatch design team
utilized high-efficiency pumping units, energy-saving process equipment and
conservation of transmission pumping head. in addition, the use of residual
monofills will reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impact of this
facility.
Black & Veatch is Building a World of Difference and helping
WaterOne secure an adequate supply of safe, reliable drinking water for the
residents of Johnson County through the year 2050 with facilities that are in
harmony with the natural setting, while protecting the environment and
minimizing the carbon footprint.