March 21, 2005

Earth Tech wins contract in Toronto

By Grant Cameron

staff writer

Earth Tech, which is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., has been awarded a contract to design and oversee the construction of a central air collection and treatment system at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in Toronto.

The project is worth $15 million.

Earth Tech, a business unit of Tyco Engineered Products and Services, is a provider of engineering, construction and operations services to the water/wastewater, environmental, transportation, and facilities markets.

The company, in collaboration with Stantec Consulting, will oversee construction of a new odour control system at Ashbridges, the largest secondary wastewater treatment plant in Canada.

In addition, several smaller systems will be constructed for the sewage pumping stations that serve the facility.

The project is part of a $130-million capital improvement program.

“One of the biggest concerns facing all cities is how to maintain and expand aging treatment facilities to keep pace with increasing demands and more stringent regulations,” said Rob Andrews, managing director of Earth Tech’s Canadian operations.

Under a previous contract, Earth Tech designed and built a major biosolids loading and odour control facility at the Ashbridges plant as part of Toronto’s efforts to end sludge incineration and improve odour control at the facility.

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