Description

Water Plant Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are three of the five water plants owned and operated by the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) in The Woodlands.  At all five groundwater plants, groundwater from SJRA-owned groundwater wells is collected and blended with surface water from SJRA’s GRP Division surface water plant at Lake Conroe.  Each water plant provides a vital role in the blending, chlorination, and pumping out into the distribution system to serve customers of The Woodlands.  To continue operational reliability of each water plant during a power outage situation, backup power generation is necessary to power on-site groundwater wells and/or plant booster pumps to maintain minimum required system pressure and flow rate.  At Water Plant Nos. 2 and 3, a 1-MW generator will be installed to power controls and a combination of on-site water wells and booster pumps.  At Water Plant No. 1, a 450-kW generator will be installed which will be moved from Water Plant No. 3.   This construction contract also includes electrical site-work, and the installation of a concrete masonry unit (CMU) building to house the automatic transfer switch and switchboard at all three locations.