Week 25, Part 2- Mechanical and Operations progress

Both the Mechanical and Operations buildings are top priority at this stage for CNI. After building the largest two structures in the summer- Treatment and Phosphorous Removal- the Mechanical and Operations are smaller but contain critical equipment and controls to run the plant.

Last week the foundation grade was established and base rock installed. Here are some pictures from layout to rebar-







The middle section of the building- UV disinfection- has a lower floor. The next two pictures are just west of the UV room where the floor steps up to the Sludge Processing room, before and after the concrete pour-





Meanwhile, at the Operations building (just north of the Treatment building) the electricians are installing conduit....lots of conduit!





After the conduit install Owens placed fine gravel as a slab grade. The concrete floor is being poured over gravel on top of the conduit. The following two pictures show roughly the same spot before and after gravel is placed over the conduit (the Treatment building is in the background)-





Here is a lengthwise view of the Operations building after the fine gravel is in place before the concrete pour-