The First Line of Defense: Stacking Up Performance at San Francisco’s New State-of-the-Art Headworks
Authors: Esquer, M.E., Karam, W., Desai, J., and Shih, V.
Water Environment & Technology, November 2019
The Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP) faces space constrictions, dramatically varying flows, high performance goals, and high grit loads. This facility, operated by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is currently constructing a new 946-ML/d (250-mgd) headworks to treat flow from the Bayside combined sewer system. Construction started in 2018 on this new all-weather headworks that will replace the capacity of the two existing headworks and provide greater screenings and grit removal efficiency, improved screenings and grit handling facilities, minimized odor emission, and enhanced provisions for operations and maintenance (O&M).
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Citations
Esquer, M.E., Karam, W., Desai, J., and Shih, V. “The First Line of Defense: Stacking Up Performance at San Francisco’s New State-of-the-Art Headworks.” Water Environment & Technology. 31(11): 24-31, November 2019.