J. B. Latham Treatment Plant Ongoing Facility Improvements

jb latham improvements

The development of the J. B. Latham Treatment (JBLTP) Facility Plan in conjunction with the SOCWA Ten-Year Plan has indicated a series of capital improvement projects with a total cost ranging between $20 million to $25 million over a three year period. The key capital improvement projects are as follows:

  • Retrofit of the aeration basins
  • Reconstruction of the co-generation system
  • Construction of a fifth anaerobic digester
  • Modification of the existing thickening system
  • Implementation of structural and seismic improvements
  • Construction of a Plant 1/Plant 2 flow control structure
  • Retrofit of the secondary sedimentation basins
  • Replacement of the Plant 2 480-volt power distribution system
  • Implementation of chemically enhanced primary treatment