Surrounding the plant are large Sycamores that lead to a dry creek infiltration area that captures runoff from storm events, that is added to the supply of water for treatment.
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant has become part of an agreement back in 2015 to meet city demands of growing population by the year 2030.
The EA Fairbairn Water Treatment plant is designed to treat up to 200 million gallons per day utilizing settling, coagulation with aluminum sulfate, chlorine disinfection (2 times), fluoridation, and pH adjustment.
[7] EA Fairbairn WTP submitted to the Region 5 Water Quality Control Board a conceptual sludge management plan to help save money.
[9] Overaa Construction is a primary contractor to the rehabilitation projects of both the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant (SRWTP), and the E.A.
[9] Since the EAFWTP is limited to the amount of water it can draw from the American River year round; the upgrades will be crucial to the future of the treatment plant, and the efficiency of its operations.
[10] Part of the construction process included new SMUD electrical services and an emergency generator backup power.
Fairbairn Water Treatment facility can be closed for two months out of the year during periods of lower demand.
[12] Two more thickeners, and an additional pumping station were planned to be built on the western area of the plant which is still undeveloped.
The new addition of the new pumping station will allow for treatment of 100 million more gallons per day, and still be operable within terms to the maximum of 310 cubic feet per second.
Lastly a new dewatering and disposal system is planned to be built on the eastern side of the sludge pond toward the southern area of the plant.
Fairbairn Water Treatment plant are both situated on a level floodplain south of the American River.
The Sacramento Valley was described by the prevalence of wetlands, and freshwater marshes that covered an approximate range of 500,000 acres of land.
[15] Dominant terrestrial animal species included black-tailed deer, tule elk, and pronghorn.
[14] Deposition was largely attributed to hydrologic mining processes that would include fragments from parent rock material from the up stream of the American River.
Studies based on radiocarbon evidence have shown that the Americanos soils in the southwest area are estimated to be between 25,000 and 11,500 years old.