The City of Kuna created an industrial district east of the city to support much needed economic development. The first development on the industrial campus will be a data center, producing domestic wastewater (typical domestic wastewater from commercial building) and process wastewater (non-contact cooling water). This project provides the necessary infrastructure to serve the economic development goals of the industrial zone, and also provides a brand new, state of the art water facility/administration building for Kuna Public Works. 

Early in the project, Parametrix conducted a feasibility study of alternatives for both domestic and process wastewater management. Alternatives included advanced wastewater package treatment systems, evaporation ponds, membrane treatment, and aerobic lagoon treatment. The feasibility study reviewed alternatives to reduce volumes of cooling water blowdown from the data center campus using antiscallants and membrane processes to increase cycles of concentration and thereby increase recovery of purified water for recycling to the cooling system. The study also evaluated the cost and effectiveness of solar evaporation ponds and drying beds for management of brine reject.  

The new infrastructure supports the development client’s goals for significant water use reduction, due to dry cooler system. It reduces water demand, meets the client’s sustainability goals, and allows for future expansion to support the City’s industrial district growth.