Digital OneWater suite of solutions will simulate
and optimize operations using predictive analytics, machine
learning, data science and operational cybersecurity
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) secured a 10-year
contract with Soquel Creek Water District (SqCWD) to operate and
maintain a new advanced water purification facility. The facility,
part of SqCWD's Pure Water Soquel program, focuses on groundwater
replenishment and seawater intrusion prevention in
Santa Cruz County, California.
The new facility will treat municipal secondary effluent to
replenish SqCWD's sole drinking water source, the Santa Cruz
Mid-County Groundwater Basin. Using a three-step treatment process,
which includes ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet
light with hydrogen peroxide, the advanced water purification
facility will provide sustainable drinking water for the
traditionally drought-stressed region. Optimizing the plant will
also reduce ocean discharge by up to 25%.
"As climate change threatens water security, more communities
are turning to water reuse; SqCWD's new advanced water
purification facility is one of several impactful programs
combating these concerns in California," said Jacobs Vice President
of Design-Build and Operations Management and Facilities Services
Greg Fischer. "Together, we're
collaboratively addressing seawater intrusion and groundwater
contamination challenges while maintaining an innovative and
resilient solution for the community's water resources."
Jacobs has served as the operations and maintenance at-risk
consultant for the advanced water purification facility since 2020.
Under the new contract, Jacobs will use its Digital OneWater suite
of solutions to improve the plant's performance and mitigate risk.
To simulate operational scenarios and show how the new facility can
minimize energy and chemical use, Jacobs developed an advanced
digital twin of the new facility.
"We officially held our ribbon cutting for the Pure Water Soquel
facility this fall and as we continue with startup, commissioning
and then into its operational phase, we're very pleased to have
Jacobs on board," said SqCWD General Manager Melanie Mow Schumacher. "Pure Water Soquel is a
critical part of addressing our local and regional water supply
challenges, and it's important to have a dependable partnership to
ensure the proper operation and maintenance of the facility over
the coming years."
Across California, Jacobs has
been part of some of the state's largest critical infrastructure
projects, such as the Pure Water Project for Las
Virgenes-Triunfo, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen
Energy Systems (ARCHES) to establish a statewide hydrogen hub, Los
Angeles World Airports Capital Improvement Program, the
award-winning Los Angeles Federal Courthouse, Delta
Conveyance Project, the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement
Project and the Port of San Francisco Waterfront
Resilience Program. Jacobs was also recently awarded an O&M
contract by the Lincoln-SMD1
Wastewater Authority.
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delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex
challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide
end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places,
energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water.
From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design,
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