The City of Lawrence, Kan., has selected McCarthy Building Co.’s water services team as general contractor for its $70-million project to improve the Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The plant, which opened in 1956, receives nearly 80% of city wastewater, with an average flow of 8 million gallons per day. The improvements are required to meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulatory permit requirements issued by the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment.