Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Improvement

TREKK provided static LiDAR and traditional survey and site design services for improvements to the biosolids facility at the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Kansas City Water Services Department needed detailed information on the internal and external areas of a sludge containment facility at Blue River to create a Building Information Model (BIM) for further improvements. 

As part of the Owner’s Advisors team, TREKK assisted in a comprehensive assessment of the Blue River effluent disinfection facility using static LiDAR and automated modeling software to create a 3D point cloud of the building’s interior. This digital twin was converted into an as-built 3D CAD model. 3D model features and CADD line work depicted architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing and fire detection features. Exterior scans allowed for geo-referenced placement of the digester control building, buildings between sludge tanks and the sludge thickener basin, sludge thickener tanks, sludge holding tanks and pump station. We also conducted a utility survey of city property around Blue River’s solids processing area to verify the location of existing facilities and map process piping. 

The project consisted of site and facility improvements to convert solids handling from incineration to Thermal Hydrolysis Processing (THP) treatment. TREKK’s civil team designed site improvements including paving, grading, drainage, yard piping, parking and reconfigured the site layout to accommodate different vehicles.