Saratoga Wastewater Treatment Plant

Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis provided structural engineering services to a Contractor in support of their ongoing work at the Saratoga Wastewater Treatment Plant (Sewer District #1). Projects included:

• Evaluation of a section of wall that was cast using a design mix that did not conform to project specifications. The purpose was to provide an outline of potential implications and recommend mitigation measures to the Engineer of Record.
• Structural design for a cast-in-place concrete activated sludge box with an inside dimension of 10 ½ square feet, top elevation of 83 feet, and base elevation of 58 feet.
• Structural design for concrete wall openings for water to pass through into a coarse bubble chamber.
• Investigation of construction joints in the slabs and walls after leaks were discovered.
• Inspection of the existing solids waste disposal building roof slab.
• Structural design for handrail attachments to the top of the concrete tanks.
• Structural engineering peer review of specifications and construction documents pertaining to a four-chamber aeration basin as part of the WWTP upgrade.