Today, the ribbon was cut to mark the completion of the City’s new Water Pollution Control Plant - WPCP. Representatives from the project’s contractors, Clark Construction Group and joint venture partner Reeves Young, joined Canton officials to celebrate the largest capital improvement project undertaken in the City’s history.

“What an impressive facility that we can all take great pride in, now and for years to come,” said Mayor Bill Grant. “Thank you to Clark & Reeves Young, H2O Innovation, and to our team and staff who have worked diligently to invest in our future water pollution control infrastructure. I appreciate the hard work, dedication, and troubleshooting to ensure the best innovation possible.”

The Clark & Reeves Young teams upgraded Canton’s primary wastewater treatment plant, increasing the plant’s capacity by 50% to now handle up to six million gallons per day. The new facility also elevates the water treatment system to a higher standard of regulatory compliance with the installation of a membrane filtration system and upgrades to the solids handling process.

The joint venture team performed all sitework, site utilities, and a range of mechanical processes. As part of their scope of work, Clark & Reeves Young also installed additional grit removal equipment in the existing headworks and constructed a new control building, laboratory, tertiary treatment system, and a new solids handling facility with aerobic digesters and a sludge dewatering building.

The $70 million WPCP project was fully funded by our Water and Sewer Fund revenues, and the City's excellent credit ratings resulted in millions of dollars in interest savings over the term of the project.