Belmont Wastewater Treatment Facility

The Village of Belmont needed comprehensive upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant and system components. The existing trickling filter-style wastewater treatment plant, built in the early 1970s, was insufficient for the village. Not only was its capacity of .155 million gallons per day (MGD) insufficient, but the plant was unable to meet current state effluent standards.

MRB Group’s wastewater team recommended that the village replace the existing treatment process with a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) process to increase capacity and provide higher-quality effluent.

Designed by MRB Group, new infrastructure includes:

• Concrete SBR systems
• Influent building structure
• Aerobic digesters
• Ultra-violet (UV) disinfection system

As a result of the improvements, the treatment plant’s overall capacity has increased to .215 MGD, with a peak hourly flow rate of .85 MGD. The SBR process incorporates biological nutrient removal, including phosphorous removal, during the wastewater treatment process. It creates high-quality effluent that meets the more stringent effluent limits imposed by New York State. The facility can also accept landfill leachate, providing the village with an additional source of revenue that can offset potential rate increases for residents and business owners.

Big Idea

Increase capacity and meet current standards