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Largest-Ever Plant Rehab Kicks Off
In November 2021 , City of Arlington officials kicked off a nearly $ 112.5 million improvements project at the Pierce-Burch Water Treatment Plant . The construction will be the largest plant rehabilitation project in the history of the Arlington Water Utilities treatment division .
Over the next four years , the construction company hired by the City , Archer Western Contractors , will build two new underground clear wells , where a total of 8 million gallons of finished water can be stored . High service pumps that send water out from the plant will also be updated . These new features will allow the plant to achieve optimal performance and have redundancies
built in that increase energy efficiency and water conservation .
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The project is the first major capital improvement project to be put out for bid under Arlington ’ s recently adopted Minority / Woman Business Enterprise policy . The contract for the improvements met a project-specific goal of 19.6 % MWBE participation , which was set based on workforce availability .
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• City of Arlington civil engineers designed 30,187 feet of water and sewer mains in 2021 , saving the city $ 330,000 in design consultant costs .
• The water department ’ s Water Resources Division ensured that 100 percent of high hazard backflow locations in Arlington were tested for safety .