AWWA ACE61746

The City of Calgary Waterworks owns and operates two large conventional watertreatment plants, each of nominal capacity of about 450 ML/d (~120 mgd). Presently,the City of Calgary is upgrading both plants to improve water quality, water quantity, andenvironmental / safety performance. The conceptualization of this Upgrade Programran from late 2000 until 2003, and then the Program moved into pre-design, detaileddesign, and construction activity.This paper describes the Owner / Consultant collaboration that was employed in theconceptualization of the City's Plant Upgrade Program Roadmap. Although thecollaboration described is not entirely unique in its approach, it is shown to benecessary due to the complexity of the large facilities and to the complexity of theprogram. Also, the collaborative approach was an efficient and effective means ofengaging the City of Calgary's unique Process Optimization Team, the makeup andfunctions of which are described in this paper. The paper discusses the benefits of thisapproach, and mentions a few potential issues that require consideration. Severalexamples of the collaborative work are given, and recommendations are made for goodrelationships between Owners and Consultants in collaborative Upgrade ProgramRoadmap development. Includes tables, figures.

Product Details

Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

06/17/2005

Number of Pages:

20

File Size:

1 file , 2.5 MB