By Editorial Team | on August 25, 2022
Plant 2 is nearing completion and is expected to be operational this Fall.
Since construction started in November 2021, the Plainview Water District (PWD) has been working to construct a year-round treatment facility to continue to treat for emerging contaminants at its Plant 2 site on Donna Drive in Plainview. Throughout the summer, the District, its contractors, and engineers have made significant progress on the building, with all of its components nearing completion. This facility, which is scheduled to come online this fall, is repurposing treatment equipment used to complete a temporary system installed in 2020, which ensured the district remained ahead of the regulatory timelines for emerging contaminant treatment established by the New York State Department of Health without the need for a compliance deferral.
“The concerted efforts of our team and the progress in the construction of this state-of-the-art facility, despite the supply chain delays we have experienced, is a testament to the Plainview Water District’s dedication to the POB community,” said PWD Chairman Marc Laykind. “While there is still work ahead of us to complete the project, we take an immense amount of pride in the work our staff and engineers have been able to accomplish during this challenging period of time. We are excited to complete these significant improvements to a seasonal plant that has been treating for emerging contaminants since 2020, so that it will be a part of our everyday water supply infrastructure for decades to come.”
Fresh granular activated carbon is pumped into GAC vessels housed inside of the under construction Plant 2.
This new state-of-the-art treatment facility will house treatment equipment necessary for the removal of 1,4-dioxane from the groundwater, including an advanced oxidation process (AOP) system and granular activated carbon (GAC) filters. As construction is still on-going, many necessary steps for completion are currently underway. Recently, the AOP reactors were installed at the site as well as the conclusion of most of the interior piping. The PWD anticipates that Plant 2 will start up and begin quality assurance and all of the necessary approvals with the New York State Health Department this fall with the plant being fully operational shortly thereafter.
“In anticipation and preparation for the future needs of the District, this transformation of Plant 2 into a facility we can use at any point throughout the year was made to continue our mission of making needed, long-lasting investments throughout the community,” said PWD Commissioner Amanda Field. “We are proud and thankful for all on our team who have continued to take an aggressive stance in the construction of this project to ensure that we create the best facility possible to serve the current and future residents of the POB community.”
In August 2020, the New York State Health Department finalized regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for emerging compounds 1,4-dioxane, PFOA and PFOS. This action made New York the first state in the country with an enforceable MCL for 1,4-dioxane. To ensure the District was ahead of the compliance curve with the new regulation, it embarked on an capital plan and installed a temporary, limited-use treatment system—containing both AOP and GAC. Knowing a permanent facility was needed so the treatment equipment could be used throughout the year, the District and its engineers specifically designed the original system in a way that the systems components would seamlessly integrate into the upgraded facility.
“We have the best people in the industry working on this project and the critical design aspects that allowed us to begin treating for emerging contaminants ahead of compliance deadlines while also looking at the future needs of the facility is quite remarkable,” said PWD Commissioner Andrew Bader “We’re proud that, despite mounting challenges, this project is down the home stretch and will soon be a fixture in the District’s water supply and treatment infrastructure for generations to come.”
The Plainview Water District has six AOP systems currently up and running, which is the most of any water provider on Long Island. To help alleviate the costs associated with constructing the new systems, the District has been awarded nearly $27.6 million in infrastructure grant funding from New York State to construct the necessary AOP treatment facilities with additional new funding applications in the works as additional grant monies have been made available.
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