On August 25, the PC Construction team joined Mayor Chris Robertson; TOHO Water Authority officials Todd Swingle, Tak Kai Pang, Elsa Williams, John Fogarty, and Kelvin Fulger; City of St. Cloud officials Kolby Urban, Jen Paul and Dirk Webb; and Hazen and Sawyer to celebrate the groundbreaking for the St. Cloud Water Treatment Plant No.4 Upgrade project in Florida. This project will increase capacity from 9 mgd to 12 mgd and enhance the treatment process to ensure clean, reliable water.
The project includes the replacement of the existing magnetic ion exchange (MIEX) treatment system with a fixed bed ion exchange (IX) treatment system to improve operation and provide consistent Total Organic Carbon removal for the largest provider of water, wastewater and reclaimed water in Osceola County. The IX process is a water purification method that exchanges mineral ions with contaminants in untreated water with ions that are less harmful for the end users. The system also relies on brine and salt storage tanks and an air wash system.
PC Construction will also add a pretreatment sand filtration system upstream of the new IX process and new odor control and stormwater management systems; replace the pump impellers on the existing well pumps; and complete modifications to the yard piping, site electrical, instrumentation and controls for the process equipment.
The groundbreaking marks the beginning of a phased, multiyear project that is on track to be completed in late 2027. PC Construction is excited to construct this project, which will increase water quality in the St. Cloud community and support TOHO’s infrastructure well into the future.