CORCORAN – Assemblywoman Nicole Parra (D-Hanford), today, took part in the unveiling of a new water treatment plant that will ensure the delivery of safe drinking water to the residents of Corcoran.

After more than two years of design and construction, the City of Corcoran has begun using their new water treatment plant. The plant, which was designed and constructed by Quad Knopf, will help the City of Corcoran continue its commitment to the community to provide safe drinking by conforming to the new standards for drinking water set forth by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“This is a major achievement for both the City of Corcoran and Quad Knopf, and I commend their efforts on behalf of Corcoran’s residents,” said Assemblywoman Parra. “Today’s unveiling is a fantastic example of the kinds of results that can be achieved through public-private partnerships.”

The plant represents a landmark accomplishment for the Central Valley, as the scope and design of the plant is the first of its kind in the valley. Located at the existing Station 1 site on Orange Ave. in Corcoran, the plant will have the capability to treat all of the City’s seven wells combined, a first for a plant of its kind in the Central Valley, rather than providing treatment at the individual wellheads. Additionally, the finished water can be stored in a two million gallon holding tank located on the site and not scattered across a number of smaller tanks.

The plant is equipped with the ability to pump up to 18 million gallons per day (MGD), with multi-media pressure filters that utilize ferric chloride as a coagulant to filter the water. The design of the plant also called for the modification of the City’s seven existing wells to reduce the amount of sand found in the ground water.

The project also included a one-half million gallon (mg) raw water blend tank, two one-third mg backwash reclaim tanks, chemical storage and injection system, six 2,500-gpm filter feed pumps, two 1,700-gpm booster pumps, one 3,150-gpm backwash pump, a 3,320 square-foot operations building and a wastewater pump station.

Established in 1972, Quad Knopf provides professional services for projects in both the public and private sectors. Recently ranked by Engineering News Record (ENR) as one of the Top 500 Design Firms in the United States, our 350-person staff performs services that include: civil and structural engineering, construction phase services, land development planning and engineering, architecture, surveying, biological and environmental sciences and land use planning. Based in Visalia, CA, the firm also has offices in Bakersfield, Fresno, Roseville, CA and Reno, NV.