Wastewater Treatment
Electrical Systems for Continuous Treatment Operations
Wastewater treatment facilities require durable, highly coordinated electrical systems to support continuous operation, process automation, environmental compliance, and the safe handling of sewage and industrial wastewater. Bullert Industrial Electric provides the electrical infrastructure needed to operate treatment plants, lift stations, pump stations, solids-handling systems, and reclamation facilities efficiently and reliably.
Our industrial electrical experience supports both new wastewater treatment construction and upgrades to existing facilities, with a strong focus on process reliability, corrosion-resistant installations, and minimizing operational interruptions.
Scope
Electrical Scope & Capabilities for Wastewater Treatment
From plant-wide power distribution and pumping systems to process controls, instrumentation, automation, and communications, Bullert provides electrical infrastructure supporting the complex processes required throughout wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities.
Electrical Service and Distribution
Installation of switchgear, switchboards, transformers, panelboards, feeders, branch circuits, and distribution equipment serving treatment processes and facility systems.
Influent and Effluent Pumping Systems
Power and controls for influent pumps, effluent pumps, lift stations, sewage pumps, return-activated sludge pumps, sludge pumps, and other process pumping equipment.
Motor Control Centers and VFDs
Installation of MCCs, starters, disconnects, soft starters, and variable frequency drives used to control pumps, blowers, mixers, and treatment equipment.
Instrumentation and Process Controls
Installation and wiring of flow meters, level sensors, pressure transmitters, dissolved oxygen sensors, pH analyzers, turbidity monitors, and other field instruments used to monitor plant performance.
PLC and SCADA Systems
Electrical installation and field integration of PLCs, operator interfaces, remote I/O, telemetry systems, and SCADA infrastructure used to monitor and control treatment operations.
Aeration and Biological Treatment Systems
Electrical connections for blowers, aerators, mixers, diffusers, basins, and associated control systems essential to biological treatment processes.
Headworks and Preliminary Treatment Equipment
Power and controls for screens, grinders, grit-removal systems, classifiers, compactors, and other front-end treatment equipment.
Clarification and Filtration Systems
Electrical systems for clarifiers, skimmers, sludge collection equipment, tertiary filters, and associated valves and instrumentation.
Chemical Feed and Disinfection Systems
Power, controls, and instrumentation for chemical dosing, chlorination, dechlorination, pH adjustment, odor control, and other treatment processes.
Sludge and Solids Handling
Electrical infrastructure for digesters, centrifuges, belt presses, screw presses, conveyors, sludge pumps, and dewatering systems.
Lift Stations and Remote Facilities
Complete electrical systems for remote lift stations, wet wells, pump stations, storage structures, and associated telemetry and controls.
Hazardous and Corrosive Environments
Installation of electrical systems suited for wet, corrosive, and potentially hazardous areas, including appropriate wiring methods, enclosure types, sealing requirements, and specialty materials.
Industrial Conduit and Cable Systems
Installation of conduit, cable tray, wireway, feeders, control wiring, instrumentation cable, and fiber-optic communication systems throughout treatment facilities.
Telemetry and Communications
Installation of fiber, Ethernet, radio, and communication pathways connecting treatment plants, lift stations, remote sites, and supervisory control systems.
Emergency and Standby Power
Generators, automatic transfer switches, UPS systems, and emergency distribution designed to maintain treatment operations during utility outages.
Grounding and Bonding
Grounding electrode systems, equipment bonding, grounding busbars, lightning protection, and specialty grounding for electrical and control equipment.
Lighting and Facility Power
Interior and exterior lighting, receptacles, maintenance power, emergency lighting, and electrical systems for operations, lab, and maintenance areas.
Testing and Commissioning
Site and Underground Electrical – Underground conduit, duct banks, handholes, pull boxes, and site distribution infrastructure serving multiple process areas and structures.
Shutdown and Cutover Coordination
Planned shutdowns, temporary systems, cutovers, and phased work coordinated to maintain plant operation and avoid disruption to treatment processes.
Wastewater Electrical FAQs
1. What wastewater facilities can Bullert support?
Bullert’s capabilities include wastewater treatment plants, lift stations, pump stations, reclamation facilities, remote sites, solids-handling systems, and the supporting electrical infrastructure required across treatment operations.
2. Does Bullert provide PLC, SCADA, and process instrumentation work?
Yes. Capabilities include electrical installation and field integration of PLCs, operator interfaces, remote I/O, telemetry and SCADA infrastructure, along with instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and other process conditions.
3. Can Bullert work in corrosive and demanding wastewater environments?
Yes. The client’s scope specifically includes electrical installations suited for wet, corrosive, and potentially hazardous areas, including appropriate wiring methods, enclosure types, sealing requirements, and specialty materials.
4. Can Bullert perform upgrades while a treatment plant remains operational?
Yes. Bullert supports planned shutdowns, temporary systems, cutovers, and phased electrical work coordinated to maintain plant operations and minimize disruption to treatment processes.