California
Statewide
Project: Eight desalination projects in cities across the state
Details: Grant funding being provided by the state of California
Status: Planning underway
Cost: $34.4 million in grants

Georgia
Moultrie
Project: New wastewater treatment facility
Details: Capacity upgraded from 4 to 6 mgd
Status: Ribbon-cutting held
Cost: Unknown

Indiana
South Haven
Project: Wastewater treatment plant improvement
Details: Switching from chlorine gas to ultraviolet light to deal with pathogens
Status: Project now underway
Cost: $3.2 million

Manitoba
Thompson
Project: New wastewater treatment plant
Details: Plant aims to better serve city’s 13,000 residents with sequencing batch reactor
Status: Construction underway
Cost: $34 million

Michigan
Jackson
Project: Ultraviolet disinfection system
Details: Will replace the city’s old chemical treatment system
Status: Construction contract awarded
Cost: $1.4 million

New Jersey
Newark
Project: Wastewater treatment plant improvement
Details: 30-year old anaerobic digester at wastewater treatment plant will be replaced
Status: Work to begin this spring on the 15-month project
Cost: $8.7 million

New Mexico
Bloomfield
Project: New wastewater treatment plant
Details: Replacing existing facility with a sequencing batch reactor system
Status: Seeking funding
Cost: $11 million

New York
Potsdam
Project: Wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation
Details: Last major upgrade was in 1997, and parts of the plant are 45 years old
Status: Construction slated to start in March
Cost: $3 million

North Carolina
Elkin
Project: Wastewater treatment plant improvement
Details: Existing plant was built in 1958 and in need of renovations to bring it to current standards 
Status: Slated for completion this summer
Cost: $2.4 million

Pennsylvania
Penn State
Projects: Wastewater treatment plant upgrade
Details: Improvements to the site include screening, grit removal, flow equalization, disinfection systems, solids thickening, odor control, and electrical and control upgrades
Status: Planning phase
Cost: $46 million

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