DALLAS, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
(NYSE:JEC) and King County Wastewater Treatment Division received
the Envision Platinum designation for the new $250 million Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment
Station (WWTS), underscoring its positive social, economic and
environmental benefits for the community. The Jacobs-led consultant
team worked alongside King County
to develop a sustainable and resilient treatment station with
conveyance and outfall structure to treat combined sewer overflows
prior to discharge into the Lower Duwamish Waterway – keeping an
estimated 95 percent of untreated overflows from entering local
waterways.
Awarded by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI),
Georgetown WWTS is the first Platinum-awarded Envision project in
Washington state. The ISI Envision
rating system examines the impact of sustainable infrastructure
holistically across five categories: quality of life, leadership,
resource allocation, natural world and climate and resilience.
"The Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station integrates
technical innovation and sustainable solutions, serving as a
community asset," said Jacobs COO and President of Buildings,
Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities Bob Pragada. "We
developed this project – in close collaboration with King County and the local community – with
sustainability as a central theme, showcasing the county's
commitment to protecting the environment and proactivity ahead of
unpredictable storm and wet weather instances impacted by sea level
rise and climate variability over the next several decades."
While siting and planning the project, the Jacobs team used 3D
models and a Virtual Reality (VR) environment to optimize layouts
for function and space planning, ensuring the design approach would
integrate naturally within the industrial neighborhood, while still
reflecting the local history and culture. The facility itself
provides community benefits, such as educational opportunities,
meeting and training rooms; and supports the economy with jobs
through a local hire requirement. The team optimized the Georgetown
WWTS layout by integrating several facilities and providing
multi-purpose function wherever possible.
Visible sustainable design elements throughout the facility that
demonstrate the project team's commitment to conservation,
include:
- A green roof and 50,000-gallon cisterns to capture stormwater
for on-site irrigation.
- Pervious paving to slow the flow of stormwater across the
site.
- Native and adapted plantings to improve air quality and
stormwater management.
- Wood and other recycled materials used to divert more than 85
percent of demolition materials from the landfill.
- A solar-ready zone capable of producing up to 100 kW to
increase renewable energy generation and consumption.
- Translucent wind wall and skylights to reduce electrical
demands and produce energy fed directly to the electrical
grid.
The Georgetown WWTS project will reduce contamination and
improve aquatic habitat and overall water quality of the Duwamish
River. When complete in 2022, the station will process up to 70
million gallons of combined stormwater runoff and wastewater per
day, water that would otherwise have discharged directly into the
river without treatment during storm events. The project will
control two existing combined sewer overflows into the Lower
Duwamish River.
Jacobs has a longstanding partnership with King County
Wastewater Treatment Division, including serving as prime
consultant for the Brightwater Treatment Plant, which at the time
it was built in 2011, was the largest membrane bioreactor in
North America.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2018 revenue
and a talent force of more than 80,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
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please refer to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 28, 2018, and in particular
the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do
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