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26,
2004
 (Locust Valley, N.Y.) The American Council
of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC/NY) presented Gannett Fleming Engineers, P.C.,
an affiliate company of Gannett Fleming, Inc., with a Platinum
Award in the 2004 Engineering Excellence Awards for its work on the Grass
Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Greenwich, Conn. Gannett
Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management
firm, was recognized for its innovation, expertise, and ingenuity
in engineering achievement.
Gannett Fleming provided the professional engineering services
for the planning, design, and construction management for the Phase
II solids handling upgrades to the Grass Island WWTP from 2001
to 2003. The plant is located in a residential area, which presented
Gannett Fleming and the Town of Greenwich with many challenges.
(From
left to right) Steve Hadjiyane (Gannett Fleming), Fotios Papamichael
(Gannett Fleming), Dennis Dievert (Town of Greenwich, DPW),
and Commissioner Marcos Madrid (Town of Greenwich, DPW) at
the American Council of Engineering Companies
of New York (ACEC/NY)
awards dinner.
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The Town’s decision to continue plant operations during the
upgrade required innovative design and a carefully planned construction
staging schedule in order to maintain the plant’s performance
and control odors. The upgrade plan included relocating the plant’s
old belt filter press to an outdoor location inside a temporary
enclosure built to control odors. Temporary conveyors were also
installed and truck-offloading equipment was used to facilitate
the interim sludge dewatering operations.
“The success of this very complex project was due to the
partnership and outstanding communication that existed between Gannett
Fleming, our construction contractor, and the Town’s technical
staff,” said the Commissioner of Public Works for the Town
of Greenwich, Marcos J. Madrid. “We are extremely pleased with
our final product, in particular because our plant is located in
the middle of a high-end residential area.”
Although the upgrade took place during a very extreme winter, the plant’s
operations continued without disruption. As a result of continuing
the sludge dewatering operations, the Town saved more than $1 million
in additional costs. In 2002, the plant was cited as one of Connecticut’s
best operating treatment plants and was also awarded more than $329,000
from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection through
the Nitrogen Credit Exchange Program.
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