Construction Magazine March 2017 | Page 75

USA
the existing drinking water is safe , the need for improving treatment processes and upgrading existing infrastructure is significant .
Enter ACCIONA , which has collaborated with a number of key partners and suppliers in several joint ventures to construct the city ’ s new water treatment plant – an exciting milestone that will bring substantial improvements to the quality of drinking water for residents .
“ Delivering this type of project to the residents of Saint John will improve the quality of the water they ’ re using ,” Evenden says . “ Whilst the residents of Saint John have been drinking water which is disinfected correctly and therefore safe to drink , the quality of water delivered to the ratepayers doesn ’ t meet the current Canadian water standards , which is really driving these changes .”
There are four parts to the project : the first is the construction of the new water treatment plant . This will deliver water from the existing water source reservoir to the city ’ s eastside residents . Instead

Brian Nicholas

Director , Business Development North America
Brian is responsible for co-ordinating the growth of the water sector enterprise across North America for ACCIONA , with a special focus on the design , construction and if required operation and financing of water and wastewater treatment plants .
Prior to this , Brian was responsible for developing and overseeing the water division business growth in markets such as Australia , Canada and the United Kingdom , as well as growing and managing a multidiscipline business development team that includes marketing , technical , project management and estimation . He has over 40 years of water sector experience .
Brian has qualifications in business administration ; environmental management and chemistry . www . acciona . ca 75