Hunt Water Treatment Plant

Weston & Sampson was selected to produce a conceptual design of the Connecticut Water Company’s Hunt Water Treatment Plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.

Project goals included maximizing energy efficiency and water conservation, as well as promoting sustainable construction practices. Our team developed a pilot study to assess performance of the GreensandPlus filter system. Using data from this pilot test, we designed a new 5,200-SF facility that integrated pre-cast concrete panels with a steel truss roof system, as well as translucent wall panels into the exterior building envelope. Interior, fire-rated walls to create control areas for hazardous chemicals were incorporated to limit fire protection system extents and high-rate HVAC equipment. We designed a large Spent Backwash Water Tank (SBWT) to hold, settle, and recycle decanted water to the plant headworks while consolidating and thickening manganese and iron particulates to create higher solids content and reduce discharges to the existing lagoons.