Pump Station 190, Pinellas County, Florida
Provided geotechnical engineering services for the proposed improvements of Pump Station 190 adjacent to Miami Avenue in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, Florida.
MC Squared provides specialized geotechnical and materials testing services for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Our expertise supports the development of reservoirs, treatment facilities, pump stations, and distribution systems, ensuring structural integrity and long-term performance under varying environmental conditions.
We prioritize cost-effective, sustainable solutions that enhance water quality, protect public health, and improve system reliability. Our team collaborates with municipalities, utilities, and engineering firms to optimize designs, mitigate risks, and support regulatory compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Through advanced testing methodologies and a deep understanding of subsurface conditions, we help deliver resilient infrastructure that efficiently manages water resources and withstands future demand.
Provided geotechnical engineering services for the proposed improvements of Pump Station 190 adjacent to Miami Avenue in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, Florida.
Developed by C-43 Water Management Builders for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir is a 170,000-acre-foot infrastructure project designed to store excess freshwater from the Caloosahatchee River, stabilize salinity levels, and prevent algal blooms. MC Squared provided critical laboratory management, construction materials testing, and quality control, ensuring compliance with USACE standards. Our contributions—including testing 22 million cubic yards of embankment, 110,000 tons of soil-cement armoring, and 19 miles of soil-bentonite cutoff wall—have helped ensure the reservoir’s durability, reliability, and long-term impact on Florida’s water resources and communities.
Provided subsurface investigations and associated foundation recommendations for the expansion of the facility from 6 to 12 MGD. Components of the project included new reclaimed water storage tanks, UV electrical building, new deep bed filters, three new clarifiers, 2 new oxidation ditches, new pump station, two (2) new flow meter assemblies and 3000 LF of new 20 inch pipeline including Horizontal Directional Drilling under an existing creek. Monitored installation of over 3400 pre-stressed concrete piles.
Provided the planned structures included an electrical building, an odor control building, and a wet well for the proposed pump station The wet well shaft was approximately 200 feet deep with circular concrete walls to house pumps and store wastewater.The excavation for the shaft consisted of open cut to top of rock followed by rock excavation by blasting or by shoring the excavation using soldier piles and lagging system. We performed geotechnical explorations, rock coring and laboratory testing to arrive with the most cost-effective foundation system to support the construction.
Provided geotechnical exploration, laboratory testing and engineering foundation recommendations for the expansion at the James E. Quarles Water Treatment Plant.We also provided construction materials testing and inspection services and provide foundation consulting services and recommendations for the excavation and installations of the foundations. MC Squared, Inc. evaluated the viability of the existing concrete tanks to be re-used as part of the rehabilitation of the plant Performed Ultrasonic Assessment of the concrete tank using a V-Meter.
Provided materials testing of soils, concrete and asphalt for this expansion project, which includes a new electrical building, new pump building, yard piping and civil grading and paving.