Infrastructure

Waste Water Treatment

Black & McDonald provides mechanical and electrical construction, maintenance, testing and commissioning services to water and wastewater treatment facilities across the country. From plant repairs to complete harbour clean-ups, from upgrading instrumentation and controls to installations of new pumping stations and digesters, Black & McDonald's knowledge and experience ensures projects are completed on time and on budget.

	Activated Waste Sludge & Water Treatment System Grand Falls, NF Black & Mcdonald's scope of work consisted of all mechanical, electrical and instrumentation for three aeration basins, a secondary circular clarifier and an 800 square foot equipment building. The building housed four 275 HP aeration blowers, a new electrical distribution system and instrumentation for control and operation. This 2-1/2 month project was completed on time, on budget and with no lost time. Owner: Abitibi Consolidated Engineer: AMEC
	Halifax Harbour Cleanup Project Halifax, NS Black & McDonald provided the mechanical and electrical trades for the underground collection system in Halifax Harbour with pumping stations to the treatment plants. Still in progress is the outfitting of the three waste treatment plants, thus completing the environmental remediation project and eliminating the disposing of raw untreated sewage into Halifax Harbour. Owner: Halifax Regional Municipality Engineer: Harbour Solutions / Degremont / AMEC
	Kashechewan Water Treatment Plant Repairs and Upgrades James Bay, ON As General Contractor, Black & McDonald self-performed on all piping, sheetmetal and electrical work for the mechanical, electrical and control upgrades required to restore and safeguard Kashechewan's drinking water supply. With ice roads to this northern First Nations community only passable 2-3 months of the year, deliveries and work decisions had to be carefully planned. All construction activities were undertaken in close discussion with the Band leaders, remaining sensitive to their needs and culture throughout. Owner: OCWA [Ontario Clean Water Agency] Engineer: J.L. Richards
	Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre (ROPEC) New Digesters, Ottawa, ON At ROPEC, Ottawa's major wastewater treatment facility, two new digesters were constructed for processing waste sludge into beneficial bio-solids in lieu of discharging into the Ottawa River. Black & McDonald performed the mechanical, electrical and controls work including the main building's plumbing, HVAC, lighting and power systems. All equipment and associated piping, ductwork and wiring had to be explosion-proof. B&M also supplied, installed and commissioned all of the new process systems, doing so while existing systems remained running at 100%. Owner: City of Ottawa Engineer: CH2M Hill
	Voyageur Park Water Treatment & Distribution Chutes a Blondeau, ON New water intake, treatment and distribution system were constructed for the Voyageur Park campgrounds - Iroquois, Champlain and Portage sites. Black & McDonald performed all mechanical and electrical work associated with this project. Owner: Ontario Parks Engineer: Thompson Rosemount