Mattabassett District Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion

Torrington, CT, May 31, 2012 – C.H. Nickerson & Company, a Connecticut-based general contractor, has won a $93 million bid for a facility renovation and upgrade at the Mattabassett District’s Water Pollution Control Facility in Cromwell, CT.

The project is expected to take three years to complete and will include a full renovation and expansion of the existing facility, as well as an upgrade of its nitrogen removal processes.

“C.H. Nickerson is pleased to lead this project, which will not only benefit the District and its ratepayers, but also have positive, long-term benefits for the environment,” said C.H. Nickerson President Jon Miller. “Some of the equipment at the Mattabassett plant is more than 40 years old. This full renovation will help to increase the facility’s flow capacity, operating efficiency, and the effectiveness of the treatment process.”

One of the biggest advantages of the project will be the enhanced ability to remove nitrogen from the water discharged from the facility. This will, in turn, reduce the amount of nitrogen that flows into Long Island Sound each year. High levels of nitrogen in the Sound fuels the growth of algae, which causes very low levels of oxygen in the water and destroys aquatic life.

The Mattabassett District Water Pollution Control Facility is currently designed to treat an average wastewater flow of 20 million gallons per day. The facility serves approximately 170,000 ratepayers in New Britain, Berlin, Cromwell and parts of Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill and Farmington. The state General Assembly passed a bill in 2011 which allows Middletown to be fully incorporated into this facility upon completion of the project.

C.H. Nickerson’s construction plans will allow the facility to remain fully operational, even as the extensive renovations are underway.

“When we began this process, we were looking for a firm with the expertise and experience to handle a complex, large-capacity job. C.H. Nickerson clearly met the criteria. They are widely regarded as a leader in water and wastewater treatment plant construction and renovation. They regularly employ innovative designs and cutting-edge technology to meet the specifications of each project’s unique challenges and needs. We are excited to be working with them, and look forward to these improvements, which will meet the District’s current and future needs and benefit our ratepayers and the environment,” said Executive Director of the Mattabassett District Brian W. Armet.

About C.H. Nickerson & Company:

C.H. Nickerson & Company is a self-performing general contracting and design-build solutions provider, with industry-leading expertise in environmental construction, particularly water and wastewater treatment facilities. Nickerson has more than seven decades of project experience and an established reputation for project quality, safety, technical innovation and on-time and on-budget performance. The company is headquartered in Torrington, Connecticut, where it was founded in 1939.