Our Projects

Covington, GA

Making large-scale improvements to a water treatment plant or water supply facility is never a simple task. Such was the case with Crowder’s recent project overhauling the Cornish Creek facilities. The project encompassed construction of a new floating dock pump station, equalization basin, two sludge thickeners, a thickened sludge pump station, screw press dewatering facility, residuals splitter box, sodium hypochlorite storage and feed, lime storage and feed improvements, an emergency generator and switchgear, and new 36-inch raw water and finished water line. A $23M upgrade, the project was planned for an 18-month timeline.

As for the project’s genesis, the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved and issued a Notice to Proceed to Crowder on September 30, 2020, for Phase II-Construction of the Cornish Creek WTP and Water Supply Facilities Improvements project in Covington, Georgia. This came on the heels of a year-long effort by Crowder, along with design partner Hazen and Sawyer, to complete Phase I - design of the progressive design-build project. It’s worth noting that the majority of the project received funding through an SRF Loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Work was begun utilizing Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Davis-Bacon wage rates. Additionally, the American Iron and Steel Requirement (AIS) was incorporated into the project.

AWARDS

Cornish Creek Water Treatment Plant and Water Supply Facilities Improvements Progressive Design-Build (PDB) | CMAA-SAC Project Achievement Award | 2024