Water

Client: City of Baytown

Location: Baytown, Texas

The 10-mile long 30-inch diameter transmission line from the Baytown Area Water Authority Surface Water Treatment Plant through the heart of the Baytown is the lifeline of the City’s water distribution system. Shutting down the pipeline for any duration restricted the City’s ability to provide water to the customers. The City of Baytown recognized planning for near-term maintenance and long term solutions were required based on the increased frequency of point repairs and entrusted KIT to find solutions.

KIT conducted a feasibility study that demarcated the limitations and procedures required for the rehabilitation of the pipe, established budgetary cost for the construction of parallel pipeline and determined valve replacement alternatives and procedures for the ten in-line valves. The City used the feasibility study to budget for the replacement of the key infrastructure and establish procedures for the interim repair and replacement of the in-line valves.
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Client: HDR/San Jacinto River Authority Surface Water Treatment Plant

Location: Montgomery County, Texas

The project includes a new 30 million gallon per day (MGD) surface water treatment plant, raw water intake and raw water pump station, high service pump station and storage facilities constructed on the banks of Lake Conroe. The intake and high service pump station will be sized for the ultimate capacity of 120 MGD and the initial installed pumping capacity (Phase I) will serve the proposed 30 MGD SWTP.

Low pressure membranes will serve as the primary treatment technology with a granular activated carbon (GAC) tertiary treatment process. This advanced microfiltration process followed by GAS will provide the highest quality drinking water.

KIT conducted the pilot testing of the membrane filtration and GAC systems and design of the site drainage, paving, and site utilities.

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Client: Arcadis/City of Houston

Location: Houston, Texas

KIT played a major role in all aspects of this project including the preliminary engineering for all chemical feed system improvements, bulk chemical, storage tanks, and emergency chlorine scrubbers.  KIT participated in the final design for the filter media, underdrain, valve replacement, and pilot plant rehabilitation tasks.  In addition, KIT worked on the City of Houston treatment optimization and support project. KIT assisted with optimization of chemical feed doses and strategies at the East Water Purification Plant (EWPP) and Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP), comprehensive performance evaluations at the EWPP, evaluation of scaling in clearwells of EWPP, and emergency process and operational assessments at the NEWPP.