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Associated Construction Publications\/Construction Digest<\/a><\/strong> – In southwestern Indiana, Bowen Engineering Corp. is proceeding with numerous upgrades to the Evansville Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bowen Senior Project Engineer Homer Fruit says the $16-million project “will increase the capacity of the treatment plant from 20 million gallons a day to 40 million gallons a day.”<\/p>\n

The plant upgrades, designed by Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Inc. (BLA) and Clark Dietz Inc., include the addition of the first biofiltration process in Indiana. According to BLA, the biofiltration process consists of a submerged floating media, like polystyrene beads, where bacteria grows. Wastewater and air are introduced through the bottom of the media-filled tanks. As the wastewater flows up through the media, the bacteria breaks down the organic matter in the wastewater. [read more…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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