Fort Washington, Pa. ? May 31, 2002 ? The Westchester Department of Environmental Facilities has awarded a contract to Severn Trent's Environmental Contract Services Group for the upgrade of facilities at the main wastewater treatment plant in Ossining, New York. Improvements will be made to existing facilities and systems that are reaching the ends of their useful lives.
Severn Trent's contract will include improvements to three of the facility's four main sewage pumps, three primary and three secondary clarifiers, two thickeners and various sludge pumps at the facility. Additionally, Severn Trent will modify the system that monitors the facility's chlorine disinfection system to improve efficiencies. The contract is valued at $1.6 million.
Severn Trent Services (www.severntrentservices.com), based in Fort Washington, Pa., is a leading supplier of water and wastewater treatment solutions. The company's broad range of products and services are concentrated around disinfection and filtration technologies, pipeline analysis, rehabilitation and repair services, contract operating services, and state-of-the-art residential metering products. The company is part of Severn Trent Plc. (London: SVT.L), Birmingham, England, an international environmental services leader. Severn Trent is a FTSE 100 company.
