Saskatoon firm provides solution for Las Vegas wastewater recycling facility
Cover-All structures enclose and protect filtration systems.
When the City of Las
Vegas, Nevada decided
to construct a new $37
million water reclamation
center to provide ten million (US)
gallons of recycled water to irrigate local
golf courses, finding the right structure
to cover the filtration systems was
a top priority. Three Cover-All® Arch®
buildings were selected for the project.
Construction of the Northwest Water
Resource Center project saved the
City of Las Vegas the expense of increasing
the capacity of the collection system
to carry wastewater to the main
treatment plant across town and pumping
it back to 11 golf courses.
The Centre was constructed on a
small portion of a 100+ acre city park
property. The architectural theme set by
an existing Community Center was to
be carried over to the Northwest Water
Resource Center and the green
polyethylene fabric of the Cover-All
buildings fit into the harmonized setting.
Project organizers worked with
Cover-All of Nevada, to customize two
26 x 74 foot Arch buildings to ensure
they were the right size to cover two filter
beds. A third 50 x 74 foot Arch building,
a standard design, was utilized to
cover an additional two filter beds. Gable
ends were added to the buildings for
increased shade protection while still allowing
natural air circulation.
The three buildings protect the four
filter beds from algae growth in the extreme
Nevada sun. Algae growth occurs
in reclaimed water when remaining nutrients
and bacteria are exposed to direct
sunlight. Algae can clog filters, dramatically
increasing water filtration system
maintenance costs. The buildings'
Duraweave® fabric, a polyethylene fabric
with special ultraviolet protection
coating, provides maximum protection
against algae growth and shades workers
from the hot Nevada sun.
The Center's three Cover-All buildings
were installed over the filter beds
in just twelve days. A neighboring municipality
is purchasing four buildings
because of the success of this project.
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