Brown Manor Water Treatment Facility Improvements

Key Accomplishments

Johnston Construction Company

• JCC’s scope included design-builder services, construction document preparation, coordination of project criteria, procurement, demolition, treatment building construction, process piping, chemical feed, disinfection, storage, pumping, electrical, instrumentation, controls, startup, testing, and closeout.
• Major work included a new treatment building, interior and exterior yard piping, below-grade disinfection contact vessel, diesel generator, instrumentation and electrical components, ground-level distribution storage, and distribution system pump improvements.
• The work included chemical feed pumps, pressure sensors, chlorine analyzers, flowmeters, chemical feed accessories, spill containment, sodium hypochlorite storage, pressure gauges, temporary tank connections, tepid water system, and emergency shower / eyewash station.
• The project required coordination with Veolia Water Pennsylvania, Johnston Construction Company design and construction personnel, equipment suppliers, instrumentation suppliers, chemical feed equipment vendors, precast building supplier, testing agencies, utility providers, and project stakeholders.
• The work required compliance with project criteria, construction documents, design-build agreement requirements, equipment performance requirements, commissioning requirements, safety requirements, water treatment system operation requirements, O&M manual requirements, as-built documentation, warranties, and project closeout requirements.
• The project manual identifies the work as Brown Manor WTF Improvements, Project No. 2025-07DB, For Construction, prepared for Veolia Water Pennsylvania, Inc. and prepared by Johnston Construction Company.
• The agreement identifies the project as Brown Manor Improvements, Agreement No. 16634, between Veolia Water Pennsylvania, Inc. and Johnston Construction Company.
• The existing Brown Manor facilities included a well house, interior and exterior yard piping, chemical feed equipment, clearwell, instrumentation and electrical components, a propane generator, and distribution system pumps. The proposed improvements included demolition and replacement work for the water treatment facility, including a new treatment building, yard piping, disinfection contact, generator, instrumentation, electrical components, storage, and pumping improvements.
• The project required construction of a new treatment / chemical building. The construction specs and submittals include a precast concrete chemical building for Brown Manor WTF in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, including drawings, calculations, door and hardware submittals, electrical submittals, and finish color selections.
• The precast chemical building was designed as a 9-foot-4-inch by 15-foot-8-inch building with an 8-foot interior concrete ceiling height. The building drawings included precast wall panels, roof and floor panels, entry doors, exterior wall-mounted light fixtures, interior LED light fixtures, light switches, exhaust fan, louvers, GFCI receptacles, thermostats, conduit, wiring, and electrical load center routing.
• The building design calculations identified the Brown Manor Water Treatment Facility building as a precast concrete structure designed under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, 2018 International Building Code as modified by PAUCC, ASCE 7-16, and ACI 318-14. The calculations included design loading for snow, roof live load, floor live load, wind, seismic, and Risk Category IV requirements.
• The process equipment and systems included chemical feed pumps, pressure sensors, chlorine analyzers for post-chlorination contact and distribution, flowmeter, chemical feed accessories, chemical spill containment, sodium hypochlorite storage tank, pressure gauges, temporary tank connection, tepid water system, and emergency shower / eyewash station.

Concrete Services Division

• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed concrete forming, placement, finishing, curing, and accessory work for the Brown Manor WTF Improvements project in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
• The project included design-build improvements to Veolia Water Pennsylvania’s Brown Manor water treatment facility, including a new treatment building, process piping, chemical feed systems, disinfection, storage, pumping, electrical, instrumentation, safety equipment, startup, testing, and closeout.
• CSD’s scope included forming and concrete placement for the clearwell slabs and walls, building foundation, generator slab, splash pad, sidewalks, and stoops.
• Major concrete work included footing forming, slab-on-grade forming, straight wall forming, supported slab forming, slab-on-grade placement, wall placement, supported slab placement, float and screed work, trowel finishing, point and patch work, curing, and concrete accessory labor.
• The concrete work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, Veolia Water Pennsylvania, equipment suppliers, precast building supplier, testing lab, concrete supplier, concrete pumping services, equipment providers, and project stakeholders.
• The work required compliance with project drawings C-1, S-1, S-2, and S-3, concrete specifications detailed in the 100% for construction drawings, CSD control estimate, project safety requirements, concrete testing requirements, submittal requirements, and project closeout requirements.
• The project manual identifies the work as Brown Manor WTF Improvements, Project No. 2025-07DB, For Construction, prepared for Veolia Water Pennsylvania, Inc. and prepared by Johnston Construction Company.
• The overall project included improvements to the Brown Manor water treatment facility, including process equipment and systems such as chemical feed pumps, pressure sensors, chlorine analyzers for post-chlorination contact and distribution, flowmeter, chemical feed accessories, chemical spill containment, sodium hypochlorite storage tank, pressure gauges, temporary tank connection, tepid water system, and emergency shower / eyewash station.
• CSD performed the work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The CSD subcontract, No. 202507SC05, was dated effective July 7, 2026, and identified Concrete Services Division, LLC as the subcontractor, Johnston Construction Company as the contractor, and the delivery location as Brown Manor WTF Improvements, 514 Lakeview Drive, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
• CSD’s concrete scope included forming, placing, finishing, and curing. The work included mobilization and demobilization of concrete equipment, tools, and supplies; rental of form material; purchase of form lumber; installation and stripping of forms; concrete placement labor; concrete finishing labor and supplies; concrete curing labor and supplies; and concrete accessory labor.
• The concrete accessory work included labor for items such as PMJ, waterstop, caulk, and related concrete accessories. The scope also included winter protection labor, resteel placing labor and supplies on a time-and-material basis to JCC, unloading rebar labor with equipment by JCC, setting anchor bolts on a time-and-material basis to JCC, and coordination of concrete purchased by JCC.
• The subcontract billing worksheet identified 210.42 square feet of footing forming, 139.77 square feet of slab-on-grade forming, 2,747.16 square feet of straight wall forming, 264.00 square feet of supported slab forming, 38.99 cubic yards of slab-on-grade placement, 55.28 cubic yards of wall placement, and 6.64 cubic yards of supported slab placement.
• The finishing and closeout concrete scope included 570.22 square feet of float and screed work, 16.00 square feet of trowel machine finishing, 3,011.16 square feet of point and patch work, 3,947.58 square feet of total curing, and concrete accessory work associated with 100.90 cubic yards.
• CSD coordinated concrete purchased by Johnston Construction Company, testing lab services paid for by JCC, concrete pumping services paid for by JCC, and rental of JCC and outside equipment paid for by JCC. The subcontract excluded excavation, backfill, stone subgrade, concrete material, concrete pumping rental, concrete testing services, retainage, and certain equipment provided by JCC, while still including coordination and placement support required for the concrete work.

Electrical Services Division

• Electrical Services Division, LLC performed electrical construction work for the Brown Manor WTF Improvements project in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
• The project included design-build improvements to Veolia Water Pennsylvania’s Brown Manor water treatment facility, including a new treatment building, process piping, chemical feed systems, disinfection, storage, pumping, electrical, instrumentation, safety equipment, startup, testing, and closeout.
• ESD’s scope included conduit, wire, connections, demolition and relocation of existing RTU/SCADA components, electrical gear, miscellaneous breakers, panelboard, disconnects, instrumentation work per JCC takeoff, new light fixtures, testing, startup, and electrical closeout support.
• Major electrical work included demolition, lighting fixtures, conduit installation, boxes and devices, wire, switchgear, emergency generator support item, instrumentation, inspection, testing, and startup.
• The work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, Veolia Water Pennsylvania, chemical feed equipment suppliers, instrumentation vendors, flowmeter supplier, chlorine analyzer supplier, pressure sensor supplier, treatment building supplier, utility providers, and project stakeholders.
• The work required compliance with the contract plans and specifications, Addendum No. 1, ESD proposal dated March 19, 2025, ESD control estimate, project safety requirements, submittal requirements, O&M manual requirements, startup requirements, prevailing wage requirements, and project closeout requirements.
• The project manual identifies the work as Brown Manor WTF Improvements, Project No. 2025-07DB, For Construction, prepared for Veolia Water Pennsylvania, Inc. and prepared by Johnston Construction Company.
• The overall project included improvements to the Brown Manor water treatment facility, including process equipment and systems such as chemical feed pumps, pressure sensors, chlorine analyzers for post-chlorination contact and distribution, flowmeter, chemical feed accessories, chemical spill containment, sodium hypochlorite storage tank, pressure gauges, temporary tank connection, tepid water system, and emergency shower / eyewash station.
• ESD performed the work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The ESD subcontract, No. 202507SC03, was dated effective October 3, 2025, and identified Electrical Services Division as the subcontractor, Johnston Construction Company as the contractor, and the delivery location as Brown Manor WTF Improvements, Lakeview Drive, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
• ESD’s electrical scope included conduit, wire, and connections. The work also included demolition and relocation of existing RTU / SCADA components, electrical gear, miscellaneous breakers, panelboard, disconnects, instrumentation work per JCC takeoff, and new light fixtures.
• The ESD proposal clarified that PVC Schedule 40 conduit was assumed for conduit installations to match the existing installation, electrical equipment would be NEMA 1 for indoor locations and NEMA 3R for outdoor locations, wiring was assumed to be THHN, and standard testing and startup durations totaling two days were included.
• The electrical work supported a design-build treatment facility upgrade that included a new treatment / chemical building and related equipment. The construction specs and submittals included a precast concrete chemical building for Brown Manor WTF in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, including drawings, calculations, door and hardware submittals, electrical submittals, and finish color selections.
• The process equipment supported by the project included Blue-White FLEXFLO peristaltic metering pumps. The chemical feed pump submittal identified variable speed digital control, 4-20 mA, 0-10 VDC, and pulse input capability, self-priming operation, output capacity up to 5.17 GPH, output pressure up to 100 psi, continuous duty operation, and tube failure detection.
• Instrumentation work supported pressure monitoring inside the treatment building. The pressure sensor submittal identified IFM PN2294 pressure sensors for storage tank level, discharge to gravity, and discharge to forcemain pressure monitoring, with digital outputs, analog output, IO-Link capability, and measuring range from -14.6 psi to 145 psi.

Additional project details

• JCC served as Design-Builder for Veolia’s Brown Manor water treatment facility improvements, combining treatment-building construction with process, electrical, instrumentation, and operator-safety upgrades.
• The broader improvements included a below-grade disinfection contact vessel, diesel generator, ground-level distribution storage, and distribution pumping.