Biosolids Processing Facility, Detroit, MI

The City of Detroit selected the Design/Build team of NEFCO (an O’Connell subsidiary) and DOC for the design, permitting, construction, and operation of a new Biosolids Drying Facility. 

Client:		Great Lakes Water Authority
Designer:		Tighe & Bond Engineers, Wade Trim
Size:		47,500 SF
Capacity:		20 dry tons/day

 

Project Features

• Constructed on a former industrial site, adjacent to the city’s WWTP.
• Four dryer trains process up to 420 dry tons per day.
• Each train includes centrifuges, dryer system and silos.
• New odor control system.
• Major process equipment installed prior to the building constructed around it.
• Piles, various foundations, precast walls.
• Class A finish product is used as fertilizer and for cement kiln fuel.
• Extensive use of 3D design allowed for creation of a “3D O&M Manual” for use by facility operators.
• The entire project, from design to start-up, was completed in 30 months— four months ahead of schedule.
• It is the largest biosolids processing facility in North America.
• Awards: ACEC National Honor Award, ACEC/MA Gold Award for Engineering Excellence, ACEC/MI Engineering Honorable Conceptor Award