The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) has engaged a team of Brown and Caldwell and Black & Veatch to deliver professional design services for a new temperature-phased anaerobic digestion (TPAD) facility at its Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach, California.
With the sixth-largest wastewater collection, treatment and recycling infrastructure system in the United States, OCSD provides wastewater services for 2.6 million people in central and northern Orange County.
The 144 mgd capacity Plant No. 2 consists of 18 digesters built from 1959 through 1979. Due to their age, the digesters require significant rehabilitation to ensure protection against seismic hazards, comply with code, and
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