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Planning Holland’s New Wastewater Treatment Plant Welcoming Center (i.e. Headworks Project). MWEA Annual Conference, June 2011. Presenters: Jack Rafter, FTC&H Joel Davenport, Holland BPW Dave VerHoef, Holland BPW. Program. What is a Welcoming Center?
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Planning Holland’s New Wastewater Treatment Plant Welcoming Center(i.e. Headworks Project) MWEA Annual Conference, June 2011 Presenters: Jack Rafter, FTC&H Joel Davenport, Holland BPW Dave VerHoef, Holland BPW
Program • What is a Welcoming Center? • Planning Stages of a Welcoming Center/ WWTP Headworks • Holland’s Options • Knowing What You No can Lead to Yes • Selecting Equipment – Use the Tools Available • Features of Holland’s Headworks • Where We Are Today
Planning Stages of a Welcoming Center/WWTP Headworks • Define the problems and challenges • Identify your goals and priorities • Conceptualize an approach • Real estate mantra: • Location, Location, Location • Expansion/contraction • Look to the future
Knowing What You No Can Lead to Yes • Define the challenges and problems • Have the staff involved: engineering, management, operations and maintenance – other staff • Identify treatment and hydraulic bottlenecks • Brainstorm on solutions – With who? • Engineering, management, operations and maintenance – other staff • Throw out ideas – then throw stones
Selecting Equipment – Use the Tools Available • This is a MAJOR investment! • Kick the tires! • You may be “driving” this equipment for 20 years.
Selecting Equipment – Use the Tools Available • Visit sites using equipment • Talk to your colleagues • Local events – JE & AC • National events – WEFTEC • International events – IFAT
Features of Holland’s Headworks • Consolidates influent and solids handling • Minimized visual impact on public • Improved plant-wide flow measurement • Allowed for advanced secondary treatment
Features of Holland’s Headworks • Provides for WWTP expansion and contraction • Increases site access for staff • Reduces landscaping • Provides video monitoring
Features of Holland’s Headworks • Improve flow splitting capabilities • Reduced confined space entry • Reduced maintenance
Features of Holland’s Headworks • Hydraulic relief for plant bottlenecks • Allowed for future excess flow storage • Provided a backbone for future plant improvements or expansion
Lessons from Holland’s New Headworks Project • Revisit planning • Gather the right team members • Collaborate as a project team • Stick with the budget • Know before you buy • Understand the design • Remember the design is not done until construction is complete