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1 FACILITY: Fillmore Wastewater Treatment Plant LOCATION: Fillmore, CA GEO. AREA: Southern California STATUS 07/14: Operational CONSTRUCTION: W.M. Lyles ENGINEERING: Kennedy / Jenks MBR MANUFACTURER: Unknown OPERATED BY: American Water FUNDED WITH: Unknown COMMENTS: Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with American Water

2 FILLMORE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA Public-Private Partnership saves money as it produces water that is ten times cleaner. Exterior pipes feeds water to the treatment plant. Exterior photo of the recycled water storage tank. Project: Through a contract with the City of Fillmore, California, American Water is designing, building and operating a new, state-of-the art zero-discharge wastewater treatment plant to replace the existing, outdated facility originally constructed in The new plant will be highly efficient and will eliminate discharge into the Santa Clara River. Key Attributes: This project is being executed faster than plants of similar size and operation, at 15% less cost. It features today s most precise and advanced treatment processes. Project Type: Design/Build/Operate (DBO), Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project Timeline: November 2006 August 2009 Challenge: The Fillmore Wastewater Treatment Plant needed significant upgrades in order to comply with stricter environmental standards and to meet the demands of a growing population. The City decided to build a new plant in a different location. The City chose American Water following a proposal review to lead the DBO project - a $42.5 million, zero-discharge plant that produces recycled water. Solution: American Water s DBO team worked with the city of Fillmore to ensure a streamlined approach to ensure timely completion. When the project is finished in August 2009, American Water s team will operate the plant until High-tech filtration will yield water 10 times cleaner than the old plant. This water will irrigate schools, landscape, city parks and green areas throughout Fillmore. This new plant will recycle 100% of treated water, eliminating any discharge into the nearby Santa Clara River. American Water achieved this project through a successful PPP truly an industry model. The DBO model helped the City achieve a $10 million savings on the overall project by working through a single contract with the City with a guaranteed cost. That allowed City officials to effectively manage costs. Interior photo of the plant s pump house. The GWI Global Water Awards recognize excellence in the global water industry. The awards represent what the industry perceives as being the most deserving of merit during the year.

3 Project Details: Operating at full capacity the Fillmore plant is designed to treat 2.4 million gallons of water daily at final buildout. The current configuration is intended to operate at 1.8 MGD. The plant s peak pumping capacity is 4,146 gallons of effluent per minute. The facilities also include a recycled water tank that has a storage capacity of one million gallons. The plant features state-of-the-art technology that maximizes energy efficiency helping to keep costs down. A flow-equalization system minimizes water flow during the day, when cost and energy use is highest. Wastewater is cycled back into the plant where it is treated during off peak hours - when power demand and cost is lower. A membrane bioreactor system (MBR) and an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system yield cleaner recycled water suitable for irrigation. Population Served: About 15,000 Operations: Treated water flow that is regulated through pumps based on pressure and flow measurements. The UV disinfection system features an automated mechanical wiper cleaning system that does not require UV lamps to be out of service during cleaning. Using recycled wastewater significantly reduces demand for potable water. The recycled water irrigation system will be controlled via a fiber optic network using state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. The foam and aeration basins water passes through before it reaches the membrane tanks. Flow chart showing the different stages water goes through to become high-quaility drinking water. CONTACT: For more information: Kent Hodgkinson American Water (925) To learn more about American Water, visit amwater.com

4 Fillmore Water Recycling Programme Project, California - Water T... Water Technology Market & Customer Insight Log In Request Demo About Market & Customer Insight Fillmore Water Recycling Programme Project, California, United States of America Key Data The Fillmore Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is a state-of-the-art, zero-discharge water recycling facility (WRF) located in the City of Fillmore in the state of California, US. The city spent approximately $70m on the water recycling programme (WRP) project, including the WWTP. Construction of the plant commenced in 2007 and was completed in August The completed plant was certified to begin operations in September The official opening ceremony, however, was kept on hold until landscaping was finished in May The plant won eight awards, including two Project-of-the-Year (POY) prizes, within seven months of its operation. The plant is owned by the city of Fillmore and is operated by American Water, a public utility company operating in the US and Canada. Fillmore's water recycling programme The city's $70m WRP programme involved construction of a WRF capable of treating 1.8 million gallons of water a day (mgd), a distribution system to transfer the recycled water, an in-plant pump station, coarse screening, grit removal, finer screening, primary treatment process, recycled water storage tank which has a storage capacity of one million gallons, recycled water pump station and solids stabilisation and production of class B sewage sludge. Other major facilities for the project include membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and operation building. Moreover, the project involved construction of other amenities for the public, such as two new cycleways, an eight-hectare park baseball field, football fields, a skateboard facility and construction of infrastructure for tennis and basketball courts to be built in the future. Also undertaken as part of the project were citywide landscaping improvements. Facility and project purpose The plant has eliminated the need to discharge into the Santa Clara River by recycling 100% of treated water. A highly advanced filtration system is delivering ten times cleaner water compared to other types of modern activated sludge plants. This recycled water is used to irrigate schools, landscapes, city parks and green areas throughout the city. "The city spent approximately $70m on the water recycling programme 1 of 3 7/20/14, 9:16 PM

5 Fillmore Water Recycling Programme Project, California - Water T... The WRF is currently delivering 1mgd of water that meets the requirements of central and state regulations for unrestricted reuse irrigation purposes. "The plant won eight awards, including two Projectof-the-Year (POY) prizes, within seven months of its operation." (WRP) project, including the WWTP." The existing irrigation system allows for 200,000gpd of recycled water to be delivered to two schools, a park and a new greenbelt along a railway in city centre of Fillmore. About 800,000gpd is released to an underground wastewater disposal system that provides groundwater recharge. The Fillmore WRP was undertaken in response to the stricter discharge regulations brought down by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. As per the new regulations, the city was required to improve the quality of treated wastewater discharges to the Santa Clara River. This threatened the continued operation of the city's old WWTP in its current state. The city's old plant was built in 1955 and was not meeting the stricter regulations. The plant was needed to be upgraded substantially to comply with the regulations and meet any future demands. So, instead of upgrading the old plant or replacing it simply with a new WWTP to discharge highly treated wastewater to the river, the city decided to build a new WRF that would not only completely stop water discharges but also allow development of a full-fledged water reuse system. WWTP capacity and design features The WWTP is designed to treat 2.4mgd of water at final buildout. The current configuration, however, allows it to operate at 1.8mgd. Peak pumping capacity per minute is 4,146 gallons of effluent. The plant's modern technology allows it to maximise energy efficiency and helps keep the costs down. The plant features a flow-equalisation system that minimises water flow during peak hours. After cycling back to the plant, the wastewater is treated during off-peak hours, for example when power demand and costs are low. The plant is installed with an MBR system and UV disinfection system. Together, these systems produce cleaner water suitable for irrigation. The recycled water irrigation system is operated through a fibre optic network using monitoring and control systems. Contractors involved in the Californian water recycling project American Water was chosen by the city of Fillmore to design, build and operate (DBO) the facility under a public-private partnership (PPP). American Water will operate the facility until American Water hired several subcontractors to complete the plant. The water recycling plant was designed by Kennedy / Jenks of Ventura and was built by WM Lyles Construction, of Bakersfield. Geotechnical and materials testing was conducted by Fugro West Ventura. Hopkins Ground Water provided ground water related services, and the L Newman Design Group was the landscaping specialist. Penfield & Smith, Jordan Gilbert & Bain, Leighton 2 of 3 7/20/14, 9:16 PM

6 Fillmore Water Recycling Programme Project, California - Water T... Group, Earth Systems, Rincon Consultants, John C Fitzgerald and Associates, Hawkins Delafield & Wood, M.J. Schiff & Associates, Padre Associates and Hawks & Associates were some of the other subcontractors involved in the project. Programme management services were provided by AECOM. It also provided design and construction-phase services for a recycled water distribution system. Fillmore Wastewater Treatment Plant is a state-of-the-art zero-discharge recycling facility. The project was designed and built by American Water. It's responsible for the plant to The plant technology maximises energy efficiency. An interior photo is shown here. 3 of 3 7/20/14, 9:16 PM