Garney Selected By HRSD as Design-Builder For Nansemond Swift Facility

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 6, 2024) — Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) has chosen Garney as the design-builder for the Nansemond SWIFT Facility, an advanced water treatment facility in Suffolk, Virginia. Garney leads the project team, which includes Tetra Tech as the lead design engineer, Carollo Engineers specializing in advanced treatment design and MEB as a contractor partner.

This project is part of HRSD’s Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT), ensuring a sustainable groundwater source for eastern Virginia while addressing critical environmental challenges. 

The Nansemond SWIFT Facility will use advanced treatment methods like biofiltration, granular activated carbon (GAC) and ultraviolet disinfection to convert wastewater into high-quality drinking water, known as SWIFT Water. This treated water will replenish the Potomac Aquifer, eastern Virginia’s primary groundwater source, through 19 managed recharge wells.  
 
Garney is concurrently leading construction on multiple SWIFT projects, including the Nansemond Treatment Plant expansion to increase capacity from 37 million gallons per day (MGD) to 50 MGD, with Tetra Tech as the lead design engineer. Recently, the design-build team on the Boat Harbor Underwater Transmission Pipe Installation project, led by Garney, set a world record by pulling 5,700 feet of 42-inch pipe under the Newport News Shipping channel of the James River in just 24 hours.

The Nansemond SWIFT Facility is expected to begin operation in 2029.

Garney specializes in the construction of water and wastewater pipelines, treatment facilities, pumping stations, water storage tanks, and industrial/heavy civil projects. Garney was established in Kansas City in 1961 and has 18 regional offices. Garney is 100% employee owned with 2,400 current employee-owners.

Tetra Tech is a company in the water, environment and sustainable infrastructure sectors, providing consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide.

Carollo Engineers provides a full range of planning, design and construction management services to address the water needs of municipalities, public agencies, private developers and industrial clients. 

Visit garney.com, tetratech.com and carollo.com.