Colorado River Return Project

• Year: 2002
• Title: Colordao River Return Project
• Author: Boyle Engineering Corporation
• Description: Colorado River Return Project
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

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A pilot plant was used to determine operating parameters and was also used to investigate
the ability of a microfiltration unit to adequately treat spring runoff (high TSS). Boyle
prepared the documents and performed construction - related services for the expansion.
The Town is currently replacing the conventional plant with additional microfiltration skids.
Boyle prepared the contract documents and is currently performing construction - related
services.
lfountain Research ,Station Wasteivater Treat)rnent Facility
Boyle Engineering provided design services for a Zenon wastewater treatment facility at the
University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station. The site's mountainous terrain,
harsh winter conditions, and season variations in flow required an innovative, low
maintenance design.
The package treatment plant features membrane filtration technology. Permitting
conditions were unique and challenging as the discharge will be to a stream that is habitat
for a threatened species of trout. Consensus - building with county, state, and federal
agencies was required to obtain the necessary permits.
0%ivenbain mater Treatment Project
The Olivenhain Municipal Water District recently
completed construction of one of the country's largest
membrane, ultrafiltration treatment plants for water
treatment. The treatment plant is a component of the
Olivenhain Water Storage Project, which also includes a
roller- compacted- concrete dam for a 24,000- acre -foot
reservoir, a 16,000 -hp pump station, raw water and
treated water pipelines, and other appurtenant facilities.
The treatment plant will have an initial capacity of
approximately 25 MGD, and will be planned for an ultimate capacity of up to 60 MGD.
Boyle provided design services for the treatment plant and several miles of large- diameter
pipelines.
WEB Rural Water Development
The Water supplies for the people of north central South
Dakota consisted of poor quality ground water. The WEB
Rural Water Project was designed to provide high quality
treated drinking water from Lake Oahe and the Missouri
River throughout the 6,400- square -mile service area.
Larger than the state of Connecticut, the area encompasses
portions of 15 counties and 51 towns. Total cost for the
project is about $116.2 million.
Constructed in two- phases, the treatment plant includes
disinfection, settling, flocculation, and dual -media filtration. Because of extreme winter
weather, the treatment facilities are contained in a 60 -foot by 260 -foot all- weather
building with operator and laboratory spaces. Treated water is stored in a 243,000 -
gallon reservoir before it is pumped 18 miles to the project's 2.5 -MG main storage
reservoir.
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