AWWA ACE70621

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the city of Sugar Land, Texas, and a project to build a surface water treatment plant (SWTP) to meet Fort Bend Subsidence District's mandated reduction of groundwater use by 30% by 2013 and 60% by 2025. Challenges faced in project planning, piloting, and preliminary design are presented, along with project staging and planning, plate clarifier pilot testing results, piloted microfiltration/ultrafiltration (MF/UF) systems, MF/UF pilot testing program and results, plant process schematic, Sugar Land SWTP design features, estimated costs for construction and operation and maintenance, project schedule challenge may require alternative delivery, and proactive engagement of the community. Includes tables, figures.