(Anthony Trombino of H2M architects + engineers with the ACEC NY award-winning panel for the South Huntington Water District’s Plant No. 9 project.)
MELVILLE, NY —
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC NY) hosted their 51st annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on April 7, 2018 at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.
Awards were presented to projects that encompass both the public and private sector in the following categories: studies, research, and consulting services; building/technology systems; structural systems; surveying and mapping technology; environmental; waste and storm water; water resources; transportation; energy; industrial and manufacturing processes and facilities; and special projects. Submitted projects are judged on rigorous set of criteria including complexity, innovation, and value to society. The projects are then granted either a Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond Award.
H2M architects + engineers (H2M) submitted a total of eight projects this year and proudly received a Gold Award for their work with the South Huntington Water District Plant No. 9.
The South Huntington Water District, created in 1925, provides potable water to Huntington, Huntington Station, West Hills, and Melville. H2M was asked to prepare the District’s Five Year Master Plan for Capital Projects, as well as prepare construction documents and engineering reports for the projects noted within the Master Plan.
The District has grown significantly over the past 10 years, requiring the development of new water supply sources to keep up with the increased water demands, such as irrigation and the necessary fire flow requirements. The loss of one or more wells during the high demands of the summer pumping months would pose a significant problem to the District. Concurrently, the District also needed to address the aging infrastructure.
Plant No. 9 was originally constructed in 1964, and was in need of a complete reconstruction of mechanical, structural, and electrical facilities. In addition, deteriorating water quality required the construction of a wellhead treatment system for volatile organic compound removal. Due to the high demand, as noted in the Master Plan, it was recommended that the existing well be re-drilled in order to replace the existing liner screen previously installed in 2001; and the existing building and site be demolished in order to make the necessary preparations for the new treatment system.
With the existing facility being located within a well-established residential neighborhood, H2M designed the new treatment plant to resemble a residential single-family home, including a new perimeter fence, driveway, and landscaping.
The project included a new well, booster pumps, and motors; pH control and disinfection equipment; air stripping tower and associated appurtenances; electrical, HVAC, and mechanical equipment; and site improvements. Upon completion of this project, H2M was successful in exceeding the water quality requirements stipulated by New York State; and getting this key piece of infrastructure back into full-time service.
H2M is honored to have attended such a distinguished event and to have been recognized with such a prestigious award.
ACEC New York is a proactive coalition of 270 firms representing every discipline of engineering related to the built environment — civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, geotechnical — and affiliated companies. Their shared goals are to further the business interests of their membership, enhance the quality and safety of the environment we all live and work in, and help ensure the vitality of our communities. For more information, visit www.acecny.org.
Celebrating 85 years, H2M is a full-service consulting and design firm offering the expertise of more than 390 architects, engineers (water supply, civil/site, structural, M/E/P, wastewater and environmental), planners, designers, inspectors, surveyors and scientists. H2M is proud of its long history of client service and consistent ability to meet architectural, engineering, and environmental challenges head on. H2M offers a practical approach, with creative results.
