May 4, 2009—A series of environmental services projects recently completed for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) at a remote base in Alaska has helped reduce capital cost needs by more than $1 million, says the company.
The projects were done on Shemya Island in the Aleutians, about 1,450 miles southwest of Anchorage. Once an active USAF base, the island is now home to Eareckson Air Station, which serves as a support station for emergency and weather-diverted aircraft. About 125 people live on the island.
According to MACTEC Alaska Office Manager Sean P. Thomas, the company conducted an extensive evaluation of the air station’s water treatment system, which consists of a pre-treatment storage area receiving water from an infiltration gallery. The evaluation included a site visit; reviewing existing reports, plans and data; ensuring compliance with existing/proposed regulations; system improvement recommendations; and cost estimates for implementation planning. Other tasks included data collection and analysis.
As a result of MACTEC’s experience at Eareckson AS and expertise in water/wastewater engineering, the company was recently awarded follow-on tasks to investigate the infiltration and inflow of water island-wide and complete the conceptual design, plans and specifications for a new wastewater conveyance system.
MACTEC, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a leading infrastructure engineering firm focused on five strategic business lines: Industrial/Commercial, Transportation, Municipal, Energy and Federal.
