Y&S Candies – MBR Piping And System Tie-Ins

Johnston Construction Company

• Johnston Construction Company served as Civil Subcontractor for the wastewater pretreatment system expansion at the Y&S Candies manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, under ADI Systems, Inc.'s design-build contract.
• JCC fabricated and installed process piping and connections associated with the expanded anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treatment system, including wastewater influent, permeate, and associated process piping interfaces.
• Installed a new forward-feed pump, including preparation and placement of the concrete pump foundation, equipment setting, alignment, and associated electrical connections to the existing motor control center.
• Coordinated installation of process valves, instrumentation, pneumatic air lines, electrical conduit, control wiring, and communication connections required for operation of the expanded wastewater treatment system.
• The project included modifications to existing treatment equipment, including replacement of a flow-control valve and relocation of an existing 4-inch flowmeter at Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) Digester No. 3, with associated connections to the existing programmable logic controller (PLC).