Work is set to begin this month on the Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility, a new wastewater treatment plant meant to take pressure off the pipes that now carry west Fort Worth's sewage across town.
Ferrovial, a global infrastructure company, announced Thursday that it holds a $537.9 million contract to build the plant, which it called its largest U.S. water infrastructure job to date. Its Texas subsidiary, Webber, will do the work. The company said construction is scheduled to start in November and finish by summer 2030.
What the plant will do
The first phase is designed to treat 10 million gallons a day. According to Ferrovial, the job includes storage basins to handle peak flows, screening and grit removal, bioreactors that use membrane technology with advanced nutrient removal, solids handling and odor control.
The city's project page says Fort Worth studied two ways to serve the growing west side: build a new plant near Mary's Creek, or greatly enlarge the collection lines that run to the Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility in east Fort Worth.
The studies found the new plant was the cheaper choice, the city says, and it would also create a supply of reclaimed water for the area.
As much treated water as possible will be piped directly to customers for uses such as watering lawns, landscaping and athletic fields or for commercial and industrial needs, with the rest released into Mary's Creek, according to the city. The plant will also serve wholesale customers in other cities, and its reclaimed water is counted in the State Water Plan.
The broader project includes new lift stations and force mains.
