NewsThe City of Alcoa Celebrated the Dedication of its $28 Million Water Treatment Plant
July 11, 2007
Lexington, Ky.-City officials and community members of Alcoa, Tn., attended the open house and dedication ceremony of its $28 million water treatment plant (WTP), constructed by W. Rogers Company of Lexington, Ky.
The open house, which was free and open to the public, took place at the new WTP location, 302 Sam Houston School Road, from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10. Mayor Don Mull and city commissioners Vaughn Belcher and George Williams participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication that took place at 5:30 p.m.
Other representatives present for the dedication from the City of Alcoa, W. Rogers Company and Smith, Seckman Reid, Inc., included Mark Johnson (City Manager, City of Alcoa), Warren Rogers (President, W. Rogers Company), Boyd Rogers (Vice President, W. Rogers Company) and John Boesch (Project Manager, W. Rogers Company).
"It is exciting to see the reactions of the public to the completed project," stated John Boesch, Project Manager for W. Rogers Company. "The W. Rogers team wanted the Alcoa community to receive the best possible product and I believe we were successful in accomplishing that goal."
The new plant is located on a 10-acre site, across the street from the old facility. Designed by Architects International of Knoxville, Tn., the exterior of the 40,600 square foot building resembles the local rural culture. The W. Rogers Company began construction of the WTP in May 2005.
The state-of-the-art facility utilizes membrane filters rather than conventional sand/anthracite filtration. The GE/Zenon membrance technology, manufactured by Zenon Corporation, allows the Alcoa WTP to exceed all current and pending EPA standards.
The plant is designed to produce 16 million gallons of water per day, but the building and other vital machinery are equipped to handle future expansion of up to 24 million gallons per day. Alcoa's WTP is also fully automated except for incremental adjustments, with integrated security features. The service area boundaries for Alcoa's WTP extend well beyond its city limits, and the facility currently serves over 9900 metered customers.