McCarthy Begins Preconstruction on Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has begun preconstruction work on the Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility located in Pearland, Texas. The project is part of the city’s effort to support its rapidly growing population by improving water and wastewater facilities. The new treatment facility will be able to handle 5 million gallons per day.

The scope of work includes updating the 50-year-old existing plant, assisting with critical maintenance and replacing mechanical components at the end of operating life to ensure efficient operation until the new facility is complete. Additionally, the project includes the decommissioning and demolition of the nearby Longwood WRF facility, which will coincide with the new plant coming online. A new lift station will be installed at the Longwood site and connect to the new facility via a force-main pipeline running between the two sites over a 5 mile route.

Merging the two existing facilities into one will consolidate operating costs and improve disinfection methods by using UV light instead of a chlorine process. Freese and Nichols, Inc. is serving as the design engineer with Ardurra as owner’s advisor.

Construction is expected to start in the beginning of 2024, with an estimated completion schedule of three and a half years.