Categories: Construction

Eco-Friendly Retail Center Launched in Malibu

PROJECT TYPE: Commercial Retail; Restaurants SERVICE: Construction; Start-up /Operations TECHNOLOGY: Membrane Filtration SUSTAINABLE/WATER RE-USE: Title 22 Re-use; LEED / Award Project; Landscape/Subsurface Irrigation LOCATION: Malibu, CA DESCRIPTION: IWS was selected by the Developers (longtime Malibu residents Richard Weintraub and Richard Sperber) and their General Contractor, Matt Construction (Santa Fe Springs, CA), to construct the system which included equalization tanks, a state-of-the-art Siemens Membrane […]

Malibu Country Mart Repairs Onsite Wastewater Treatment System

PROJECT TYPE: Commercial Retail SERVICE: Construction; Start-up /Operations TECHNOLOGY: Textile Filter LOCATION: Malibu, CA DESCRIPTION: The initial scope of work included: the repair of several septic tanks with riser and lid replacements; replace two, 5,000 gallon septic tanks; abandon several obsolete tanks; Distribution Box replacement; and installation of two new lift stations. IWS did a great job making sure the work area was […]

Ducks Unlimited Water Project in Colorado

PROJECT TYPE: Parks/Recreation/Ranches; SERVICE: Construction; Start-up/Operations LOCATION: Weldona, CO DESCRIPTION: The recently completed water augmentation project for Ducks Unlimited (www.ducks.org) at the DT Ranch in Weldona, included the installation of a water infiltration pumping system and pipeline at the ranch on the South Platte River. The work was completed in accordance with our design and it worked out great for us PES recently […]

IWS Prepares Chamisal Vineyards for the “Crush” Season

PROJECT TYPE: Construction, Equipment Upgrade LOCATION: Edna Valley, Central CA Coast DESCRIPTION: IWS upgraded the existing wastewater treatment system to meet production  expansion goals and Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWCB) requirements. A pre-treatment system, in conjunction with treatment ponds were  installed along with a 20,000 gallon process wastewater separator tank. Located half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco on […]

US Forest Service Upgrades Aging Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

PROJECT TYPE: Parks/Recreation/Ranches; Camps/Campgrounds SERVICE: Construction; Start-up/Operations TECHNOLOGY: Textile Filter LOCATION: Cape Perpetua, OR DESCRIPTION: IWS constructed and began operations on a wastewater treatment plant encompassing 5,000 feet of water lines, and upgraded a 260,000 gallon aeration basin while installing primary, recirculating, and dosing tanks We had a lot of challenges on this project but just kept chipping away and […]

Unique Opportunity for Youth – Sustainable Wastewater Solutions

PROJECT TYPE: Camps/Campgrounds SERVICE: Construction; Start-up/Operations TECHNOLOGY: Constructed Wetlands SUSTAINABLE / WATER RE-USE: Sustainable Media / Natural Treatment LOCATION:  San Jose, CA DESCRIPTION: IWS Was selected to install and start up a Living Machine® system, a proprietary technology provided by Worrell Water Technologies (WWT). These  decentralized wastewater treatment systems mimic processes found in wetland environments, and enhance sustainability while minimizing costs to better serve […]

Wyoming Municipality Saves Money with STEP Collection and Water Re-use

PROJECT TYPE: Parks/Recreation/Ranches  SERVICE: Construction; Start-up/Operations  TECHNOLOGY: Textile Filter  SUSTAINABLE / WATER RE-USE: Landscape/Subsurface Irrigation LOCATION:  Near Cheyenne, WY DESCRIPTION: IWS completed the construction of the largest Orenco AdvanTex wastewater treatment system in Wyoming at the Archer Complex, an 875 acre community recreational facility located just east of Cheyenne along I-80. The wastewater treatment system was part of an overall Phase I […]

Onsite Water Re-use at LEED Gold Certified Arizona High School

PROJECT TYPE: Educational/Schools SERVICE: Construction; Start-up/Operations TECHNOLOGY: Textile Filter SUSTAINABLE / WATER RE-USE: LEED/Award Projects LOCATION:  Tucson, AZ DESCRIPTION: The wastewater treatment plant that IWS recently constructed on the campus of Andrada Polytechnic and Pantano High Schools located just outside Tucson, AZ (10 miles southeast) is part of a sustainable project that is on track for LEED Gold Certification and includes a 1 MW […]

Central California Coast Winery reuses treated water for native plant irrigation

PROJECT TYPE: Wineries SERVICE: Construction TECHNOLOGY: Textile Filter SUSTAINABLE / WATER RE-USE: Spray Field, Landscape/Subsurface Irrigation LOCATION: Santa Maria Valley, CA DESCRIPTION: IWS constructed the first Orenco Advantex project on the California Central Coast to treat winery process wastewater. The treatment train includes the following: a) three, 4,000 gallon settling tanks; b) one, 4,000 gallon recirculation tank; c) one, 25,000 gallon effluent tank; […]

Caltrans innovative sustainable onsite wastewater treatment system

PROJECT TYPE: Airport / Transportation SERVICE: Construction TECHNOLOGY: Denitrification, Sand Filter SUSTAINABLE / WATER RE-USE: Sustainable Media / Natural Treatment LOCATION:  Cactus City Rest Area, CA DESCRIPTION: Construction of the first Anoxic Wetland treatment system at a Caltrans facility; 5,000 gpd sustainable treatment system; Leachfield dispersal system IWS was the best contractor that Caltrans has ever worked with for an […]