Ocean City WWTP – Fournier Rotary Press Replacement

Key Accomplishments

• Installed the new rotary press without disassembly and grouted the equipment base.
• Connected the new press chute and adapter to the existing sludge conveyor system.
• Installed the rotary press motor, which was shipped separately from the equipment.
• Installed the new mixed-sludge header and connected it to the existing process piping.
• Connected the press wash-water system to furnished stainless-steel flexible connections.
• Installed two 4-inch flanged strainers, including JCC-supplied piping and fittings.
• Furnished and installed two saddles and 1-inch valves on the wash-water header to accommodate future process channels.
• Connected the new equipment drain and capped the existing drain connection.
• Connected air tubing to the existing plant compressed-air system.
• Removed two existing polymer pumps and installed two new Fournier-supplied polymer pumps.
• Coordinated electrical demolition, reconnection, control-panel work, polymer-pump connections, and rotary-press motor/control wiring.
• Integrated the replacement equipment into the existing wastewater treatment process while coordinating mechanical and electrical work within the operating facility.