Project Description
El Paso Water awarded Brock & Bustillos the Montana Vista Wastewater Collection project in June 2016. This project was funded by the Texas Water Development Board through the Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP). The project consisted of providing first-time public sewer services to 8,132 residents, with a project build-out population of 11,360. Therefore, the team obtained information through community outreach, interviewing residents to document the deficiencies specific to their residences and ensured correct connection to the system. They developed alternative routes for dwellings located at longer distances from the mainline and any impedances found. El Paso Water’s standards The site investigation showed that the natural terrain drained to the south. Therefore, as the leading consultants, the B&B team coordinated the design and project management of a proposed gravity sanitary sewer that would follow the terrain keeping the sewer line at a consistent depth throughout the site, resulting in lower installation costs. This gravity collection system consisted of installing approximately 38 miles of 8-inch, 12-inch, and 18-inch diameter pipelines along with 407 manholes of 4-feet and 6-feet diameter. Ensuring the El Paso Waters’ standards, the sewer mains were encased with steel to accommodate future maintenance and/or replacement. The project included traffic control, replacement of pavement to County of El Paso Public Works’ standards, the extension of sewer service laterals, and decommissioning of septic tanks.
