To ensure continuous system improvements, the District initiated a condition assessment in 2018 which determined that this siphon rehabilitation project was required. Corrosion caused by the surrounding soils and salt water environment created concern that without this rehabilitation, untreated sewage could enter the Porter River, impacting the environmental ecosystem of the river, creating public health […]
Read More… from Contract 20-1: Danvers Siphon Rehabilitation Designed by CDM Smith
Contract 16-2 was completed by Weston and Sampson CMR, Inc. in April 2021. The project entailed the replacement of the existing Bar Rack Number 1 at the Beverly Pump Station. The Station is used to pump wastewater from Beverly, MA to the South Essex Sewerage District treatment plant in Salem, MA. The District reduced the […]
In July of 2020, Methuen Construction Company, Inc. was awarded the contract for this project. The scope included 18 upgrade projects around the treatment plant. Some of the most significant upgrades were the replacement of the boilers in the Process Building, replacement of the High Head Effluent Pump VFDs, replacement of the air conditioning unit […]
Read More… from Contract 15-2: Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Designed by AECOM, Inc.
The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit at the District has been operating since January of 2020. This 1,450 kilowatt generator burns natural gas. It currently supplies approximately 2/3 of the District’s electrical power at the plant. We now recover heat from the motor and engine exhaust and are using that heat to reduce our […]