The largest wastewater treatment plant in San Francisco is due for an overhaul, and shutting it down is not an option.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission selected a joint venture of Jacobs and PCL Construction as the progressive design-build contractor for the Southeast Treatment Plant Nutrient Reduction project, according to a Wednesday news release.
The $1 billion upgrade will add advanced treatment capabilities at the facility to reduce the amount of nutrients discharged from the plant, which treats nearly 80% of San Francisco’s wastewater, according to the contractor. Upon completion, the new treatment process will meet updated state and federal environmental requirements, said Stephen Robinson, SFPUC assistant general manager, in the release.
“This ambitious project will remake the heart of San Francisco’s largest treatment plant while that plant continues to operate,” said Robinson. “Jacobs and PCL have worked with us on major wastewater projects before, and that experience will be critical as we take on a project of this size and complexity.”
As part of the project, Dallas-based Jacobs will support the SFPUC’s Social Impact Partnership through investments in community health, education and workforce training and development initiatives, according to the release.
The award adds to Jacobs’ portfolio of major water infrastructure projects, a key sector highlighted in the firm’s most recent earnings call.
Several of those wins are in California. For example, the company and McCarthy Building Cos. began construction in June on a $185 million groundwater desalter expansion in Torrance, California.
Elsewhere in the Golden State, Jacobs delivered modernizations to the Donald C. Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility in Los Angeles and the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility in San José, California.
