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Innovative approaches for managing complex water and wastewater issues.

In today’s complex and ever-changing environmental landscape, VICKREY offers an overall approach to both water and wastewater challenges by creating effective management solutions, using cutting edge technology, and comprehensive infrastructure designs.

VICKREY has completed many water and wastewater projects working in the private and public sectors. Potable and recycled water and wastewater projects have been a significant part of our practice over the last 40 years. These facilities have been designed as part of private sector land development and for both private and public utility system operators, including municipalities. Services range from system-wide master planning and capacity analysis to the design of major pipelines, production, storage and wastewater collection and treatment. We also have the capacity to fast track production of plans, specifications and estimates to meet aggressive deadlines.

Wastewater & Sanitary Sewer

VICKREY has extensive experience in civil engineering consulting and surveying for sanitary sewer pipelines and facilities including large-diameter sewer mains, lift stations, pump stations and treatment plants. VICKREY engineers are experienced in the application of trenchless technologies including micro-tunneling/tunneling, pipe-bursting, and cured-in-place pipe to minimize disruption to the surrounding environment, and we have extensive experience interfacing with local, state and federal regulatory agencies.

Water

VICKREY offers experience in consulting and surveying for water and reuse facilities. Over the years, VICKREY have completed numerous projects throughout Central and South Texas, including water transmission mains from 20" to 72", water production and storage facilities, pump stations, chlorine and fluoride facilities, and recycled water systems. We work closely with each client to determine the most effective application for new installations, relocations, and rehabilitations. Our engineers are experienced in the design of directional drilling for large diameter mains to minimize disruption to the surrounding environment.

Water Resources

VICKREY understands how valuable Texas' water resources are, and we are committed to designing systems that promote responsible water usage, conservation and reclamation.Our water resource services focus on design of production, conveyance and treatment of water through pipelines, pumps and processes (water/wastewater) and assessment of natural precipitation and computation of open-channel flows (hydrology/hydraulics).

Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant and Bird Observatory

SAWS Lift Station Rehabilitation Project, Phase II

MEDINA SEWER OUTFALL

Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant and Bird Observatory

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The Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant and Bird Observatory is located on a 1200-acre site that stretches along 3.5 miles of the Colorado River, approximately eight miles east of downtown Austin. The plant has grown into a nationally recognized and award winning biosolids recycling facility.

The plant was also previously the recipient of a first-place award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its recycling program. The plant was established in the 1950’s and uses a series of stabilization ponds to treat wastewater sludge from the City of Austin’s wastewater plants. The treated sludge is recycled into a stable organic product marketed under the trade name "Dillo Dirt™" that can be used safely as a fertilizer for City park facilities and sold to the general public as an EPA-certified soil conditioner.

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SAWS Lift Station Rehabilitation Project, Phase II

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VICKREY prepared construction documents for the rehabilitation, elimination, or relocation of 18 lift stations located throughout Bexar County. The improvements were designed to bring the lift stations into compliance with the latest versions of the SAWS Lift Station Guidelines and the TCEQ Chapter 217, Design Criteria for Sewerage Systems. Our team evaluated the ultimate influent flows, the required diversion sewer lines, the cost to rehabilitate stations and the cost to maintain and operate stations for a 30 year time frame. We determined that two stations, Nos. 148 and 164, could be eliminated and replaced with gravity sewer lines. VICKREY reviewed existing record documents including assessments completed in 2005 and 2007, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, FEMA Floodplain maps, and SAWS maintenance records. We then conducted initial site visits to each lift station to evaluate the existing conditions and determine the necessary improvements. As a result of these efforts, VICKREY developed a Preliminary Engineering Report which documented the existing conditions, confirmed findings, made recommendations for repairs and replacements, ensured compliance with regulations and guidelines, and provided cost estimates. We prepared plans and specifications for improvements to all 18 lift stations, assisted in right-of-way and easement acquisition, permitting through local, state and federal agencies (including CoSA, TCEQ and EPA), and bid and construction phase services.

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MEDINA SEWER OUTFALL

VICKREY provided full-time construction observation services for this San Antonio Water System’s (SAWS) project. The major sewer pipeline links far west and southern San Antonio to the Dos Rios Water Recycle Center. The project was constructed in six segments at a cost of $124M. VICKREY provided construction inspection services for segments 2, 4, and 6 simultaneously during the three years required to complete construction of the outfall. These segments included large diameter PVC and HOBAS pipe (18” to 96”) with four inverted siphons, special deep trench shoring and tunnel boring operations.

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