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Islamorada - North Plantation Key WWTF, Monroe Co., Florida

Wastewater Treatment with Membrane Technology - startup, continued operations, vacuum collection system management

The Village of Islamorada owns and contracts with U.S. Water Services Corporation to operate and maintain the Plantation Key Wastewater Treatment Facility, which treats wastewater from North Plantation Key and several other communities that are in the process of tying into the facility. USWSC personnel operate and maintain the facility and the vacuum collection on a daily basis and work closely with the Village staff to provide additional engineering and operational support for the ever increasing requirements relating to wastewater management, water quality and treatment standards required by regulatory agencies. The Florida Keys are an Area of Critical State Concern and as such are under intense scrutiny from the State regulatory bodies and require a high level of operator knowledge to meet all of the additional requirements imposed by the State on plants operating within the Florida Keys.The treatment plant uses an advanced wastewater treatment process to achieve very low effluent discharges of various nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. The facility consists of 2 equalization tanks followed by anoxic and aerobic treatment tanks that the operator adjusts daily to meet very stringent effluent limits of  5BOD, 5TSS, 3 Total Nitrogen and 1 Total Phosphorus. Effluent is passed through two clarifiers and traveling bridge filters. All of the effluent from this plant is used as reuse water for irrigation within the service territory of Everglades City. USWSC has developed a relationship with the Village in which we provide a range of services designed to augment and support Village personnel.  This arrangement is utilized to access our engineering staff and operations and maintenance specialists on an as needed basis that allows the Village to only pay for these specialized resources when need and aids the delivery of high quality service to the customer.  Our full range of professional and trade level services, along with our fair and open pricing policies give the Village the assurance that they will always receive good value and service in their dealings with USWSC.  

Services: 2006 to present.

Customer Contact: MylesMilander, Utilities Director                                  

Village of Islamorada                       

81500 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL

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