Water pollution control plant upgraded to mitigate flood risks.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $50 million
Project Description
The current Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant has overtopped an estimated 62 times between 2017 and 2022 creating dangerous conditions for safety of staff and causing loss of process control at the plant. The project involves construction of a new effluent pump station to protect infrastructure, prevent loss of function, and mitigate flooding across the disadvantaged drainage district.
The new station will pump treated water to the Delaware River during peak wet weather events and high tidal conditions. This project will include nature-based solutions such as bioretention basins, porous paving and a green roof. Once complete, this project will prevent infrastructure failure up to the 100-year storm event. It will also reduce flood risk and improve water quality and quality of life throughout the city.