Jacobs to Construct San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant

As part of the $267 million Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, Jacobs has been given a contract by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to design and construct the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant in northwest New Mexico. A dependable water supply is desperately needed in the Navajo Nation, where more than one-third of homes now rely

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on water carrying. With plans to increase capacity to serve over 200,000 people throughout 43 Navajo chapters, the plant will initially process up to 18.8 million gallons of water per day once it is operational. Access to clean water for a number of vital services, such as healthcare and education, will be guaranteed by this project.

With the first water supplies anticipated by late 2028 and full completion scheduled for 2029, the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, which was partially financed by the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is already 70% finished. Jacobs has a track record of effective collaboration, including the award-winning Cutter Lateral Water Treatment Plant finished in 2020, according to Bart Deming, Construction Engineer/Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation. Jacobs, a multinational supplier of all-inclusive solutions for many industries, highlights its dedication to completing sustainable infrastructure projects that tackle difficult problems.

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