This project consisted of the
construction of a new activated-sludge type domestic wastewater
treatment plant that was permitted to handle 800,000 gallons per day
average daily flow. This plant served not only the industrial area of
the base, but it also provided for the collection of wastewater from 17
other launch complex sites. Existing small package plants and drain
fields were demolished at the launch complex sites, and force mains and
lift stations were installed to direct the flow to the new treatment
plant location. Additionally, a sludge dewatering facility (a building,
two concrete tanks, and associated equipment) were constructed at the
Trident/Port Canaveral area to supplement the pretreatment facility for
the shipboard waste from ships and submarines that dock at the Air
Station side of the Port. When the new facility was put into service,
the original wastewater treatment plant was demolished.