Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West

Erdman Anthony is providing construction management services to South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) at Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West (STA-1W), a 6,670-acre constructed wetland. The construction projects underway at STA-1W involve the G-780, G-781, and G-782 pump stations.

Canals, levees, parking areas, access roadways, culverts, boat ramps, maintenance ramps, Florida Power and Light distribution and fiber-optic duct banks, and underground fiber-optic link are part of the projects’ scope.

Some of the responsibilities that Erdman Anthony is undertaking include:

• Acting as the on-site owner representative and project manager
• Coordinating project deliverables and technical reviews
• Providing design assistance
• Coordinating and directing the engineer of record, the contractor, and construction management services

The current work at STA-1W is the site’s second expansion, and it involves approximately 1,900 acres of newly built stormwater treatment area (STA). The project goals include improving the site’s Eastern Flow Path and continuing to reduce the amount of phosphorous that enters the Everglades’ ecosystem. When completed, the pump stations will flow water to the new STA and through it, and ultimately will discharge the cleaned water to the adjacent water conservation area, which is an Outstanding Florida Water Body.