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Selected Water Treatment / Wastewater Treatment / Industrial Facilities

Throughout upstate New York
U.W. Marx has developed an expertise in the construction of water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities. Today we have a reputation for constructing environmentally sound plants that produce safe and clean water for surrounding residents, lakes, streams and rivers.

Have a question concerning water & wastewater facilities?
Contact Project Manager Paul Davidson at: pdavidson@uwmarx.com

Mohawk View Water Treatment Plant, Latham, NY

Mohawk View Water Treatment Plant, Latham, NY

U.W. Marx provided GC services at the Town of Colonie site along the Mohawk River, including major renovations to the Latham Water District Facility. The existing facility serves nearly 80,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers. The project included construction of a 21,000 SF expansion to the existing plant, as well as a new pumping station, new chemical storage building, and demolition and renovation of existing facilities.

The new buildings, designed by O'Brien & Gere Engineers of Syracuse, NY, utilized concrete and masonry construction, and included vertical turbine pumps, mixing and flocculation equipment, plate settling equipment, sludge collection equipment, granular media gravity filter beds, and chemical storage and feed systems.

The project also included significant process piping and valves, site piping, earthwork, electrical work, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, heating and ventilation work, plumbing work, and fire protection systems.

As a result of construction, the plant is now capable of producing 30 million gallons of drinking water per day. The project was honored as "2005 Project of the Year: Environmental/Water >$10 million" by the American Public Works Association, Capital Branch.

Pownal Wastewater Treatment Facility, Pownal VT

Town of Pownal Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pownal VT

The new Pownal Wastewater Treatment Plant project reached substantial completion on June 13, 2006 - two weeks ahead of schedule, despite the record rainfall recorded in the Northeast that year.

The new 0.26 mgd wastewater treatment plant, designed by engineering firm Forcier, Aldrich and Associates of Essex Junction, VT, is located on the bank of the Hoosic River in North Pownal. The new facility features an SBR System with fine bubble aeration (2 units), UV disinfection, PLC w/alarm dialer/notification system, and a computer workstation w/SCADA system and remote access.

Town of Schroon Wastewater Treatment Facility under construction

Town of Schroon Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, Schroon Lake, NY

U.W. Marx provided general contracting services for this project within the boundaries of New York State’s Adirondack Park. AES Northeast of Plattsburgh, NY provided engineering services for the upgrade and improvement project.

The scope of work at the existing facility includes installation of two new clarifiers, construction of a new control building, upgrades to the aeration system, and installation of a new belt press & mechanical screening.

A relatively mild winter and agressive execution of the construction schedule has allowed Marx to shave months off of the original schedule. Substantial completion was originally contracted to occur in April 2008. The project reached substantial completion in August 2007.

Halfmoon Water Treatment Facility, Halfmoon, NY

Town of Halfmoon Water Treatment Facility, Halfmoon, NY

U.W. Marx teamed with engineering firm Clough, Harbour & Associates, LLP and more than 50 subcontractors to build this award-winning water treatment plant.

New construction at this site consisted of a 13,050 SF treatment plant, a 1,575 SF office building, and a 10 million gallon per day pumping station on the shore of the Hudson River. The facility is currently licensed by New York State to produce 2 million gallons of high-quality drinking water per day, but was designed and constructed to allow for a doubling of the plant's capacity to meet the growing community's water needs.

Completed in the summer of 2003, the fast-tracked project was delivered under budget, receiving a ‘Best of 2003 Award of Merit: Environmental Category’ from New York Construction News. Read the article...

Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Facility

Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Facility, Poughkeepsie, NY

U.W. Marx was contracted to upgrade and renovate the existing Poughkeepsie plant. Located on the campus of Marist College, it serves 70,000 customers, generating 19 million gallons of drinking water per day.

The treatment plant was built in the 1960’s, and required a major overhaul to conform to the strict federal drinking water standards.

Plant expansion and improvements, engineered by CH2M Hill , included a new chemical building, a new gravity sludge thickener, new surge tank, replacement of the existing low lift pump station electrical system, and the replacement of three solids-contact clarifier mechanisms.

A new conference room was also constructed, as were renovations to staff work and break areas.

John P. Buckley Water Treatment Plant, Troy, NY

John P. Buckley Water Treatment Plant, Troy, NY

U.W. Marx was contracted by the City of Troy to perform Phases I & II of the city's Water System Improvement Project at the Buckley Water Treatment Plant. The project required new construction as well as renovations and extensive upgrades, all designed by engineering firm Camp, Dresser & McKee.

The scope of work in Phase I included installation of new isolation butterfly valves and a new concrete influent vault, as well as replacement of eight filter drains, effluent and backwash valves and actuators, replacement of the existing lime feed system, and installation of a new sodium hypochlorite feed system. Additionally, Marx constructed chemical unloading containment facilities at a remote chlorination station and pump station, and installed a new SCADA system, including new PLCs, OITs, RTUs, instrumentation, and computer hardware and software.

This work allows the City of Troy to control their main water treatment plant, remote pump station, chlorination station and three (3) storage tanks from the control room in their main facility.

Included in Phase II was installation of new media in eight filter beds, swap-out of sixteen 4-inch sludge valves, replacement of the facility’s roof, and installation of new structural steel supports in the control room.

The facility provides high-quality drinking water to more than 50,000 residential and commercial customers in Troy.

Saratoga Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mechanicville, NY

Saratoga Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mechanicville, NY

U.W. Marx performed new construction and facility upgrades for two unique projects at the Saratoga Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Saratoga County Department of General Services contracted U.W. Marx in 1996 as their general contractor to perform upgrades and improvements to their county sewer district.

The project included constructing a new biofilter and odor control building, two new 90-foot diameter final clarifiers, a new lime feed system, a blower building and new aeration equipment. The facility is now capable of handling 18 million gallons of wastewater per day.

Three years later, Marx was awarded a contract to install an ultraviolet disinfection system at the Mechanicville, NY plant. The state-of-the-art system, designed by Trojan Technologies of Canada, replaced the sewer district's existing gaseous chlorine disinfection system.

The project was initiated by Saratoga County in response to stricter federal guidelines regulating the use of chlorine systems. The scope of work at the facility included concrete work, electrical work, and installation of the ultraviolet system, including bypass pumping and instrumentation and control systems.

Engineering firm Stearns & Wheler provided design services on each of the projects.

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