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title: Comprehensive Campus Survey – Buffalo VAMC
description: Civil engineering services for a $91M CSO bypass and disinfection project at ALCOSAN, supporting high-flow wastewater treatment and consent decree compliance.
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###  ALCOSAN CSO Bypass & Disinfection Project 

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### Project Overview

 Honor Engineer Company is providing civil engineering services for the ALCOSAN CSO Bypass and Disinfection Project at the Woods Run Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project supports compliance with a federal consent decree by expanding treatment capacity to handle high-flow storm events, including disinfection of up to 305 MGD and wet-weather capacity improvements up to 600 MGD. 

![20210903_101226](https://honorengineer.com/hubfs/20210903_101226.jpg)

### Key Challenges & Solutions  

This multi-phase project involves complex coordination across multiple engineering disciplines, consultants, and contractors within an active wastewater treatment facility. The design includes a new combined sewer overflow (CSO) bypass system, influent conveyance modifications, upgrades to existing chlorine contact tanks, and a new chemical storage and feed building.

Honor served as the lead civil engineer to the prime A/E, responsible for site planning, layout, and ensuring constructability of design elements. Honor also supported technical review of design documents and development of front-end and technical specifications for bidding and construction phases.

###  Services Provided 

Site planning and civil design for CSO bypass infrastructure

Grading and utility design  
Multi-discipline coordination and constructability review  
Technical specifications and bid support  
Design support for wastewater treatment system improvements