MTE's Involvement
MTE was proud to provide structural engineering services for this critical infrastructure project. Our team was engaged from the conceptual stage through to construction, delivering detailed engineering design solutions and acting as project managers for all structural components.
Our scope included the design of all major water-retaining concrete structures, circular clarifiers, and a new sludge handling building—each tailored to meet the facility’s process and operational needs. A defining challenge of the project was the reuse of an existing raft foundation, originally constructed in the 1940s and supported by hundreds of legacy piles.
To determine the feasibility of reuse, our engineers developed a custom testing methodology to assess the condition and load-bearing capacity of the existing piles. This innovative approach enabled the safe incorporation of over 500 cubic metres of existing concrete into the new tank foundation—delivering substantial cost savings and a meaningful environmental benefit by reducing material waste and construction impacts.