In response to significant PFAS contamination in Well #5, the City of Oakdale faced an urgent mandate from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Health to meet new drinking water standards. With less than a year to design, construct, and start the operation of a new treatment facility, the City required rapid and effective solutions.

Design Tree played a crucial role in this expedited project by providing comprehensive Electrical, Structural, and Mechanical engineering services. The existing treatment facilities were taken offline to make way for a larger facility equipped to handle PFAS remediation through Granular Activated Carbon treatment systems.

Our contributions included specifying equipment, collaborating closely with process engineers, and providing SCADA controls for the new systems with seamless integration into the City's existing control framework. Structural design services were rendered for the construction of new buildings, while our Mechanical engineering team delivered plumbing and HVAC solutions tailored for the new facility.

For the electrical systems, Design Tree provided new control panels and advanced instrumentation for sampling and testing the treatment systems, ensuring precise and reliable operation under the critical timeline. Additionally, we retrofitted the electrical systems within Well #5 to support the new treatment standards.

Design Tree's expertise and ability to deliver under tight deadlines were instrumental in the successful completion of this vital project, showcasing our capacity to handle emergency response projects with efficiency and precision. Our intimate understanding of the processes involved and our collaborative approach ensured the City of Oakdale could meet its urgent water quality requirements effectively.