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Back River WWTP

Client/Owner
City of Baltimore

Architect
Arro Consulting, Inc.

Engineer
Arro Consulting, Inc.

Contract Amount
$1,917,215

The Project
The Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant provides waste water treatment service to Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and surrounding vicinities. The Stage 1 Chlorine Improvements on Contract #810 involved the installation of state-of-the-art chlorination equipment making the Back River Treatment Plant one of the most efficient in the State of Maryland.

PK Role
As the prime mechanical contractor, Poole and Kent performed the installation of the following systems/equipment: (8) 12,050 gallon Sodium Hypochlorite Tanks, (2) 5,050 gallon Sodium Bisulfite Tanks, Gas Chlorination and Sulfonatin Ejectors, and a new Carbon Dioxide Sparger System.

Highlights/Challenges
Due to the infrastructure of Maryland's water supply chain, the Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant maintained operation during construction. This simultaneous operation of the plant was possible due to heavy coordination by Poole and Kent's Project Team.

Poole and Kent has completed multiple contracts for the Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant, including the prototype egg digesters (Due to their massive size, they are known to Baltimoreans as the "the golden eggs of Baltimore County.").

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