Denver's Metro Wastewater Reclamation District is nearing peak construction on its $212-million PAR 1085 South Secondary Improvements project at the district's Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility north of the city. The construction cost is nearly $135 million.
The project will continue the process of upgrading the aging 1960s-era treatment facility by adding capacity, improving operating capability and upgrading treatment methods to meet more stringent effluent requirements for nitrogen and ammonia removal, as required by the district's discharge permit. To meet the new permit requirements, the upgrade must be completed by January 2015.