Water Resource Recovery
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Thanks to industrialization and urbanization, the way we manage and even think about wastewater has evolved. While we didn’t invent today’s modern sewerage systems, we now understand that all water is a precious resource and not something we should simply dispose of. At Jacobs, we take the total water cycle into consideration to engineer and develop OneWater solutions and cutting-edge technologies that collect, reclaim and reuse wastewater.
What others might still consider waste, we see as a resource. In a capital-constrained and resource-constrained world, this is more important than ever. Utilities, industries and water-scarce regions that are implementing water reuse schemes and water systems capable of recovering energy, carbon and nutrients – like Australia’s Kooragang Island Water Scheme or Denmark’s Ejby Molle net-positive energy wastewater treatment plant – recognize the value of conserving water, optimizing their operations and reducing their energy and carbon footprint.
Since 2006, we’ve been ranked as the No.1 design firm by Engineering News Record in Sewer/Wastewater Treatment.
Our projects
Jacobs delivers tailored solutions worldwide. Our global portfolio of projects has supported clients with addressing dynamic issues like aging infrastructure, impacts from climate change, water scarcity, flooding and affordability. The solutions we develop in collaboration with our clients provide communities with the foundations they need to flourish and grow.
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Reimagining Rikers Island Infrastructure and Landscape
Jacobs is working with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study the feasibility of consolidating four aging wastewater resource recovery facilities into a new state-of-the-art one billion+ gallon-per-day facility on New York's Rikers Island.
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Ejby Mølle Water Resource Recovery Facility
VandCenter Syd (VCS) Denmark worked with Jacobs to transform Odense, Denmark’s largest water resource recovery facility (WRRF) from a large electrical power consumer into a net producer of electricity and heat energy capable of serving more than 400,000 people – and achieved carbon neutrality and energy independence in less than a quarter of the typical timeframe for utilities.
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Enhancing Decarbonization of Water Treatment Process for Singapore's PUB
Jacobs was appointed by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, to provide professional engineering services for the development of the new greasy waste (GWTF) and food waste treatment facilities (FWTF) to maximize energy and resource recovery at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP).
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Agua Nueva Water Reclamation Facility
Pima County Regional Water Reclamation Department selected Jacobs to help implement an advanced water reclamation facility using the design-build-operate delivery model. Together, the integrated team unveiled an industry-first wastewater treatment process, saving taxpayers millions of dollars, augmenting precious water supplies and setting a new standard for delivering critical infrastructure projects under the watchful eye of regulators and stakeholders.
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San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility
The San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility is the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility in the western U.S. and serves the Silicon Valley area, supporting 1.4 million people and 17,000 businesses. Jacobs’ work is split into two operations: Headworks and Cogeneration.
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Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Since 2003, Jacobs has been working closely with The City of Calgary on the Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to raise the bar for wastewater treatment in Canada.