May 2022
Archer Western completes Lake Arlington Raw Water Pump Station
Arlington, TX - Archer Western Construction has completed the rehabilitation of the Lake Arlington Raw Water Pump Station.
The $21 million capital improvement project will deliver tap water for more than 500,000 residents across North Texas. The updated facility contains pumping operations for the City of Arlington and Trinity River Authority of Texas.
The project consisted of removing and installing new pumps, electrical gear, and instrumentation. The pump station consists of six vertical turbine pumps. Three of them that will serve for City of Arlington, and the other three will serve for Trinity River Authority. All pumps are capable of running at the same time during peak demand. Two, separate 60-inch pipes feed water to each providers' water treatment facility.
Improvements also included the expanding the electrical building to house all the new electrical gear and a containment structure for a new copper sulfate tank. The 10' diameter tank is capable of holding about 7,050 gallons. The copper sulfate is injected into the 60" discharge pipe in the pump station and wet well to combat zebra mussels.
Archer Western served as the general contractor with Freese and Nichols and Arcadis leading the engineering and design.