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Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities |
The Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District was
created by the Massachusetts General Court in Chapter 752 of the Acts of
1968. Current District members include TREATMENT
FACILITIES The Upper
Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Facility went on line in 1976, and was
designed to provide secondary treatment to an average flow of 56 million
gallons per day (mgd). It utilizes the
activated sludge process to remove over 90 percent of the major pollutants
entering the plant. The facility has
considerably improved the quality of the Since
startup of its’ treatment facility in 1976, the District has been asked
to achieve more and more stringent effluent standards as the quality of the
Blackstone River is improved. The District’s plant is currently
achieving a higher standard of performance than was envisioned when it was
designed and constructed, and must achieve even more stringent standards in
the future. The
District has recently completed over $80 million in plant improvements to
help achieve modern environmental standards.
These include installation of improved air pollution controls,
construction of a modern landfill, modernized laboratory and administration
facilities, enhanced site security, and the first phase of an ongoing plant
improvement project. PLANNED
IMPROVEMENTS In order to
achieve future water quality goals, and to continue to modernize our 25 year
old facility, the District has initiated a $180 million plant improvement project
that is being completed in four phases through the coming 8 years. The first phase is now being
completed. The second phase will be
completed by the end of 2009. Together
these phases will achieve major improvements in stormwater management, wastewater
treatment, odor control, and plant instrumentation and control. Later phases of the project will build on
these improvements, providing more efficient solids management and expanding
plant capacity to accommodate growth in our service area. |
