Dickinson WRF Receives ND ACEC Water and Wastewater Award
Apex Engineering Group received an ND 2015 ACEC Award for Water and Wastewater Engineering Excellence for its role in the Water Reclamation Facility in Dickinson, North Dakota.
The Water Reclamation Facility in Dickinson, North Dakota, is a pioneering project, being the first of its kind in the state. It employs cutting-edge biological treatment technology and inventive solutions for biosolids thickening. The facility is designed to meet some of the most stringent effluent standards in North Dakota, setting a new benchmark for water treatment in the region.
The City of Dickinson has made a significant investment in the new Water Reclamation Facility, demonstrating its proactive approach to addressing the complex challenges posed by the region’s rapid growth and the impacts of the oil industry. These challenges include dynamic residential, commercial and industrial development; water supply and wastewater treatment issues; septage waste disposal; limited personnel for operations; a new refinery with a waste stream and reuse water needs; and the conservation of natural resources.
The facility protects the environment and allows continued responsible growth. This project conserves potable water supplies for domestic purposes. It provides a reliable, renewable water source for industrial and commercial uses such as agricultural irrigation, refinery process water, and water for hydraulic fracturing. Dickinson will serve as a regional wastewater treatment facility able to help not only area communities faced with capacity and treatment issues but also the treatment of industrial refinery waste. The disposal of septage has been an issue in western North Dakota, with documented accounts of haulers illegally disposing of waste on roads and unpermitted fields. This facility will help preserve the environment and reduce pollution of natural resources by providing a location for adequately disposing of hauled waste.
The ACEC award recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate exceptional innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. It was presented at the May awards banquet in Bismarck.
