Built in the 1950s, the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles has undergone several upgrades to keep up with population growth and stay compliant with the Clean Water Act.
“Plant monitoring and proactive maintenance are vital to ensuring that our wastewater is safely treated and reclaimed or discharged to the ocean,” says Sean Kenney, senior construction engineer for city’s Environmental Engineering Division.
Among the most recent upgrades was a project to refurbish 10 critical isolation butterfly valves and the replacement of a 120-inch-diameter butterfly valve leading to the plant outfall pipeline. The fast-track project eliminated the risk of a catastrophic failure,
