CONSTRUCTION
Chemical building
As issues of climate change and the need for clean usable water continue to push to the forefront , environmental standards have become increasingly more rigorous . In such an era , the ability to meet — or even to exceed — these heightened standards is a critically important part of the construction of any new wastewater treatment plant . With the construction of the new Niagara-on-the-Lake wastewater treatment plant , it ’ s a top priority .
“ On this new plant , we are facing a lot of stringent regulations ,” notes Sunil Sharma , M . Eng ., P . Eng ., project manager for the wastewater treatment plant project . He explains that the new plant is being built with the latest technology to follow standards set by the Ontario government ’ s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change ( MOECC ).
A range of technology is being deployed across the new treatment plant site to meet these standards , from an anaerobic digester and a move toward more effective extended aeration technology , to LEED Silver specifications at the adjacent administrative site . The new site will be able to effectively handle both dry weather and wet
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