Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant
Owner:
DeKalb County Public Works
Location:
Doraville, Georgia
Architect:
Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc.
Contract Value:
$153,000,000
Completion Date:
September, 2005
This project involved the new construction of a 378,000 SF, 150 MG inline water treatment facility. The new plant has facilities for pre-zone, rapid mix, flocculation, sedimentation, intermediate ozonation, filtration, chemical feed, and solids handling facilities utilizing centrifuges. The scope of work included all process, electrical, supervisory control, data acquisition, HVAC, plumbing, instrumentation, control equipment, components, and systems required for a complete and operational plant. Archer Western served as the general contractor/construction manager and oversaw all aspects of construction work. The 32-acre site required 400,000 cubic yards of excavation, and site finishes included yard piping, grading, finish landscaping, 21,506 yards of paved access roadways, and 1,643 linear feet of curb and gutter. The project includes state of the art systems for supervisory control, data acquisitions, process control, and other systems, as well as the most current motor, pump, and generator systems available. The facility also includes a 54,000 SF administration building including a full state-of-the-art laboratory.
