The Upper Montgomery Joint Authority’s infrastructure was aging, and a combination of substantial inflow and infiltration along with increased frequency of weather events was causing problems for the entire community.For UMJA, the solution wasn’t as simple as fixing an I&I issue because the collections system and the treatment plant are inextricably linked through age, climate change and a growing community.While collections system improvements were necessary, the authority decided to start with the treatment plant upgrades, including converting from trickling filters to an activated sludge process and tertiary filtration, adding a third final clarifier for capacity, and a pump station upgrade.“Prior
