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Marlay Taylor Water Reclamation Facility Secondary Clarifier No. 1 Replacement

Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland

LocationLexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland
MarketWastewater Treatment Plants

CLARIFIER TANK DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION, AUGER CAST-IN-PLACE PILE FOUNDATION, RAS PUMP WELL, SCUM WELL, CLARIFIER MECHANISM REHABILITATION, PROCESS PIPING, STRUCTURAL METALS, COATINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, CONTROLS, TESTING, STARTUP.

Johnston Construction Company

  • Johnston Construction Company completed the Marlay Taylor Water Reclamation Facility Secondary Clarifier No. 1 Replacement project for the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission.
  • The project included complete demolition of the existing Secondary Clarifier No. 1 tankage, return activated sludge pump well, and associated scum well.
  • JCC constructed a new deeper reinforced-concrete clarifier tank supported by an auger cast-in-place pile foundation designed to resist settlement and hydrostatic uplift caused by the site’s high-groundwater conditions.
  • The new clarifier included an integral return activated sludge pumping station, integral scum well, new piping, valves, access structures, stairways, grating, railings, electrical systems, lighting, instrumentation, and process controls.
  • JCC removed, stored, rehabilitated, modified, and reinstalled the existing clarifier mechanism, including the rake assembly, influent center column, bridge, drive unit, center cage, scum equipment, effluent weirs, density-current baffle, algae-cleaning system, and associated components.

Concrete Services Division

  • Concrete Services Division, LLC completed the concrete work associated with the Marlay Taylor Water Reclamation Facility Secondary Clarifier No. 1 Replacement.
  • CSD furnished the labor, form materials, tools, equipment, finishing supplies, curing materials, and concrete accessories required for the project.
  • The work included forming and concrete placement for the new clarifier foundation, base slab, circular walls, effluent trough, return activated sludge pump well, sludge well, grade beams, equipment-support features, stairs, and related structural components.
  • CSD completed footing, slab-on-grade, curved-wall, straight-wall, column, special, bulkhead, and box-out formwork.
  • The project included concrete encasement around the influent and return activated sludge piping and construction of associated pipe-support and grade-beam systems.

B & R Electrical Contractors

  • B & R Electrical Contractors, Inc. completed the electrical work associated with the Marlay Taylor Water Reclamation Facility Secondary Clarifier No. 1 Replacement.
  • BRE furnished the labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision required for the electrical work.
  • The project included demolition of the existing wiring serving Secondary Clarifier No. 1 and the return activated sludge pumps.
  • BRE removed and reinstalled existing electrical disconnects, the seal-leak relay panel, and the clarifier control panel for reuse with the replacement clarifier system.
  • BRE installed conduit, power and control wiring, boxes, devices, supports, grounding components, and final equipment connections.

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