Introduction to the project

JPR Engineering's role in the "Waste Water Treatment Project site Master Plan", referred to from here on as "the project", will culminate all resources of its members to layout an improved facility which approaches the needs of several departments within the College of Engineering and Technology while adhering to NAU's master plan of the entire campus. It is hopeful that new design ideas will be implemented to enrich a student's learning experience by incorporating an outdoor, hands-on learning environment.

While all possibilities for a fully completed, detailed design are hard to obtain in the time given for this project, strong considerations will be paid to redeveloping or redistributing uses for the site. Major improvements for the site will be examined considering stakeholder desires and recommendations, any new design's adaptability to existing conditions , construction cost estimates per design, and other ideas considered relevant to the design process.

The departments showing interest and their wants are summarized as follows:

•  Construction Management - Materials outdoor testing lab and storage

•  Hydrology - Sediment transport and channel flow models and measuring equipment

Mechanical Engineering - Set aside locations to simulate possible Mini Baja competition events to test their vehicle's capabilities

Overview

The area of campus under consideration for this project is the entire area encompassed by Pine Knoll Dr. and Interstate 40, and South Family Housing and the Facility Services Complex. This area is not planned for academic development. It's primary function in the long term plans of the University are for industrial applications. There are two specific applications that are currently in process. The first is a PV array to produce energy for the Applied Research and Development building. This will take up approximately four acres. The other industrial application planned for this area is a biomass plant. The area required for this is approximately five acres. It has been determined that these industrial applications will easily co-exist with the desired engineering field facility.

This project will be broken up into specific phases for completion. The first phase will consist of development primarily within the boundaries of the existing On-Site Waste Water Treatment facility. Detailed design of each of the three major components of the stakeholders involved will be presented as Phase I. Phase II will then consist of the development of the area outside the boundary of the fence.