Decades of Partnership and Innovation
Santaquin City, situated in south Utah County, has been a client of J-U-B’s for more than three decades. In 2009, J-U-B began design on the original Santaquin Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), which utilizes a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for wastewater treatment. The Santaquin WRF started up in 2013 and is a 100% Type 1 effluent reuse facility, the first in the State, as effluent is stored and reused in a residential secondary irrigation system. Over the years, the City has upgraded their facility to increase capacity and maintain reliability of the treatment processes into the future.
Our Role
J-U-B performed structural design and construction support for numerous structures as part of this multi-phase project including multiple buildings, buried concrete structures, pre-engineered metal buildings, and many other miscellaneous structural elements as part of the project. The structures team worked as a key player of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the structures were designed to all applicable building codes and that our client received a safe and efficient facility to meet their needs.
Phase 2: Expanding Capacity and Reliability
Phase 2 upgrades were completed in 2019 to bring the entire plant capacity up to 0.9 million gallons per day (MGD) average daily flow (ADF) and included the expansion of the membrane process trains and dewatering system.
Strategic Planning for Future Growth
In 2023, in response to capacity concerns and considering community needs, J-U-B developed an existing system capacity analysis memo and Impact Fee Facilities Plan to guide future wastewater planning. The memo identified several process areas within the treatment facility that required upgraded equipment or expansion of the existing facilities. Upon review of the memo’s findings and recommendations, the City moved forward with engineering services for J-U-B to design the Phase 3 plant upgrades.
Phase 3: Meeting Community Needs
The Phase 3 upgrades began construction in 2025 and will bring the entire plant capacity up to 1.4 MGD ADF. The newly upgraded facility will include an upsized influent force main and expansion of the influent lift station, the addition of a new biological process train and membrane basin, UV disinfection expansion, and new dewatering equipment. Additionally, Phase 3 also includes a new solids holding tank and solids handling support facilities.
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