Best Civil Works/Infrastructure: Little Patuxent Addition Aids in Denutrification
The $92.2-million Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant Addition No. 7 helps protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay by removing excess nutrients while allowing Howard County to meet its wastewater treatment demands through 2030.
The main upgrade included design and construction of new denitrification filters to reduce excessive nitrogen in the wastewater discharges. Other improvements included new influent multi-rake screens and screening compactors.