Photo courtesy Black & Veatch

Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Kansas City, Mo.

BEST PROJECT

Submitted by: Black & Veatch

Owner: City of Kansas City, Mo.

Lead Design Firm: Black & Veatch

General Contractor: Goodwin Brothers Construction

A new biosolids facility, replacing an outdated incineration system with advanced resource recovery technology, has transformed Kansas City’s Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility incorporates the Midwest’s first large thermal hydrolysis process system, which breaks down sludge before anaerobic digestion. This feature improves plant efficiency, makes sludge more stable and increases biogas production while utilizing the existing digester systems.…