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Utilities, Inc. Expands Capacity and Upgrades Wastewater Treatment Plant
July 1, 2009 -
Utilities, Inc. Expands Capacity and Upgrades Wastewater Treatment Plant
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – July 1, 2009 -- Utilities, Inc., a national water and wastewater service corporation, and its subsidiary Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina (CWSNC), are pleased to announce the completion of the capacity expansion and upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant in the Monteray Shores service area in Currituck County, NC on the Outer Banks. The new facility was placed into full operation and service on July 1.
This almost $10 million project nearly triples the plant’s previous capacity expanding it from 180,000 gallons per day to 520,000 gallons per day while also implementing state-of-the-art wastewater treatment technologies. The added capacity provides wastewater services to the existing customers, as well as positions the system to handle anticipated growth within the Monteray Shores service area well into the future.
Referring to its sensitive location on the Outer Banks, Regional Director Martin Lashua commented: “We worked hard during the design phase of this project to ensure the plant design is consistent with our respect for the environment, our need to meet ever-increasing regulatory requirements and our dedication to customer service. We built the plant with multiple ready-to-run redundancy systems including a 5-day, 2.6 million gallon full flow reject tank that allows the plant to best handle a multiple system failure scenario including natural disasters, power, and/or equipment failures.”
“I’m really excited to have brought such cutting-edge technology to the community”, said Lashua as he described some of the technologies engineered into the plant, such as Membrane Filtration, Ultraviolet Light disinfection, and Dual Train Biological Nutrient Removal. Further, processes within the plant are constantly computer-monitored and can be controlled either on-site or remotely.
Lisa Sparrow, Chief Operating Officer of Utilities, Inc. added, “This facility is now one of the most technically advanced treatment facilities on the East Coast as this type of plant design is unique in its ability to treat high volumes of wastewater in a much smaller footprint compared to other traditional treatment technologies, while producing the highest quality treated water.”
Customers requesting service should call 1-800-348-2383.
About Utilities, Inc.
Utilities, Inc. was formed in 1965 to provide developers with an alternative method to obtain water and wastewater utility service. Today, Utilities, Inc. is a portfolio company of Highstar Capital, and through its approximately 90 subsidiaries, operates over 500 utility systems in 15 states and serves over 300,000 connections. For further information, please visit
CWSNC announces completion of the expansion and upgrade of its WWTP plant in Monteray Shores (PDF)