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DuPont Biological Wastewater Treatment Facility

Historic Project: Groundbreaking Work From Earlier in Fluor’s History

Client: DuPont

Location: Victoria, TX, U.S.


Business Segment: Energy Solutions

Industry: Fuels

Map showing the location of DuPont Biological Wastewater Treatment Facility

Executive Summary


DuPont awarded Fluor the detailed design and procurement of a wastewater bio-treatment facility for its Victoria, Texas plant. The plant's new wastewater treatment complex treated hazardous wastes generated at the petrochemical plant and eliminated the need for deep well disposal. The project also returned over 3 million gallons per day of clean, safe water to the surrounding environment.

Client's Challenge


The project was part of the $140 million Deep well Elimination Program that DuPont was executing to deliver on its Texas 2000 Program and its Corporate Environmental Goal commitment to eliminate deep well injection for hazardous waste. The program included 13 pretreatment projects at the Sabine River Works and Victoria Plant.

Fluor's Solution


Fluor was involved in all of these projects and provided program management. The first part of this project was the detailed design and procurement of a wastewater bio-treatment unit.

The second part was the derivative of PHA on the bio-treatment. It consisted of the following activities:

  • New vent header design from "B", CSM and acid eq. tank to the existing 10" vent header

  • New liquid lines to segregate "A" wastewater

  • Bio analyzers

  • Copper analyzers

There was segregation of hydrocarbon contained liquid with nitric acid contained liquid to avoid explosive liquid mixture.

Conclusion


The Victoria wastewater bio-treatment plant was successfully completed and operational in 2000.