The stormwater reclaim project aims to enhance water management on CSXT property in Baltimore, Maryland. Key features include a one-million-gallon cast-in-place concrete in-ground settling basin and three (3) two-million-gallon above-ground pre-stressed concrete storage tanks. Additionally, the project involved installing associated piping systems, pumps, appurtenances, a backup generator, instrumentation/controls, water f iltering systems, and pH adjustment systems.
Furthermore, the scope of work included constructing three (3) water treatment buildings and four (4) pump houses. Initially planned in two (2) phases, Phase 1 aimed to construct one (1) two-million-gallon settling basin and one (1) above-ground storage tank. Phase 2 was intended to add two (2) above-ground storage tanks, complete final connections to the treatment facility, and finish access roads. However, through strategic planning and efficient execution, DBK completed the entire project in a single phase.
Before these improvements, about 90% of the facility’s stormwater runoff flowed into nearby Curtis Bay. With the project’s completion, virtually no stormwater is currently discharged into the Bay. If stormwater discharge is necessary, it settles in the concrete basin and above-ground storage tanks before undergoing treatment through the new sand filter, achieving a water quality of less than 20 TSS (total suspended solids).
