Project Profile:

Little Patuxent WRP
ENR Expansion & Improvements


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Basic Information

Owner: Howard County, Maryland

Engineer: PBS&J

Approximate Contract Value: $3,700,000

Completion Date: August 2011

Project Type: Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade


Project Description

In an effort to boost capacity due to population growth, Howard county is expanding their water and wastewater treatment capabilities. At Little Patuxent, American Contracting is upgrading the facilities' final clarifiers and bar screens. The scope includes:

  • Complete mechanical overhaul of four final clarifiers
  • New mechanical construction of one final clarifier
  • Selected mechanical overhaul of seven final clarifiers
  • Complete demolition and replacement of three bar screens
  • Demolition and replacement of the screenings conveyor