BergerWorld: 4th Quarter 2004

As part of this ambitious program, West Virginia will reduce nutrients and sediment flowing into the Potomac River and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. The goal is to improve water quality by 2010 without placing undue hardships on community resources. Throughout West Virginia, communities are voluntarily improving wastewater treatment, upgrading storm water control systems and developing controlled growth plans.

Under this initiative, the Berger Group evaluated the existing water treatment plant in Moorefield, WV, and recommended a regional wastewater treatment plant. Berger specialists evaluated the treatment plant, identified its current capacity and compared this data with population and demand forecasts for the town and the Hardy County area. Berger engineers evaluated several wastewater treatment options and identified a deep lagoon system incorporating headworks, biological treatment, tertiary filtration and UV disinfection as the most cost-effective and environmentally-sound method of treatment. Berger also prepared cost estimates and designs for upgrades to the existing potable water treatment plant and the construction of a new water tank and new pipes. Currently, the Team is supervising the upgrade of both the water treatment plant and the deep lagoon wastewater treatment facility.