Strand Associates of Madison has earned a National Recognition Award for its “exemplary engineering achievement” in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award is for the GAC Water Treatment Facility in West Bend.
Built on the site of an existing water treatment plant, the Strand-designed project is one of Wisconsin’s first municipal drinking water treatment facilities designed specifically to treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, using granular activated carbon (GAC) technology.
The facility can treat up to 4.3 million gallons per day. By reusing the existing site and adapting GAC technology, West Bend saved millions of dollars by avoiding new well drilling.
Judging for the awards program took place in February and was conducted by a national 32-member panel of built environment leaders, along with experts from government, the media and academia. Award criteria focused on uniqueness and originality, technical innovation, social and economic value and excitement generated toward the engineering profession.
