Dr. Larry Walker – Serious About Service

On June 2, Larry Walker visited the site of the future Central Water Reclamation Facility, north of Solutia. Scott Jernigan of Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., took Larry onto the site, and the two of them talked with Bob Adams, subcontractor for the land-clearing work. Sixty acres of the 2,300-acre ECUA property has been cleared of trees, for the most part, Next, about ten feet will be shaved off the top of the highest point to provide a level surface for the plant itself. By locating the treatment plant on the highest site of the property, ECUA will utilize gravity to move effluent from the plant, at an annual savings of $500,000 in energy costs. The new plant will be located about 100 feet above normal stage of the nearby Escambia River, well above flood stage even in the worst hurricane event.

The earth-moving work is progressing smoothly. Meanwhile, the ECUA board awarded four major contracts for construction work on May 29, and work on each of these project components will begin by the end of June.

For up-to-date information on progress of the CWRF project, go to the ECUA website, www.ecua.org.