{"id":34006,"date":"2026-01-23T00:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-200m-california-wastewater-treatment-project\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:16:12","slug":"jacobs-wins-200m-california-wastewater-treatment-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-200m-california-wastewater-treatment-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs wins $200M California wastewater treatment project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/810230\/2026-01-22_12.17.12\/jacobs-wins-california-wastewater-treatment-project.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Wastewater treatment project<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$200 million<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose, California<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Cities of San Jose and Santa Clara<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The second largest advanced wastewater treatment facility in the western U.S. is preparing for a major infrastructure upgrade.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, California, which are joint owners of the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, selected Jacobs as the progressive design-build contractor for a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/invest.jacobs.com\/news\/investor-news\/news-details\/2026\/Jacobs-Awarded-Contract-to-Modernize-One-of-the-Largest-Advanced-Wastewater-Treatment-Facilities-in-Western-US\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$200 million modernization<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> of the plant, according to a news release. The work targets aging treatment systems and aims to improve reliability and meet future growth through 2077.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Dallas-based contractor will deliver the upgrades under a design-build contract.\u00a0 Chicago-based Walsh Construction and Columbia, Maryland-based Structural Technologies will support the work as lead contracting partners, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs will upgrade and replace mesophilic digesters at the plant. These improvements will reduce the amount of solids that need to be hauled offsite for disposal while also enhancing biogas production. That directly fuels the facility\u2019s cogeneration system, which Jacobs also designed and built.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The scope also includes the construction of a new fats, oils and grease receiving station, which will accept high-strength waste from local businesses and convert it to clean energy. The addition will reduce natural gas consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions at the facility, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs expects the design approach to increase biogas output by up to 36% and reduce biosolids production by as much as 74 wet tons per day, equivalent to about the weight of 50 mid-size cars, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Additional water wins in Virginia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award follows two other water wins for Jacobs for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/invest.jacobs.com\/news\/investor-news\/news-details\/2026\/Jacobs-Expands-Water-Infrastructure-Modernization-Role-in-Virginia\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>engineering and program management contracts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with the City of Suffolk, Virginia, the company said in a separate release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Those contracts aim to expand and modernize water and wastewater infrastructure. Scope of work includes the reduction of sanitary sewer overflows and the expansion of surface water treatment capacity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Large contractors, including Jacobs, have touted the increased demand and availability of funding for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-data-centers-third-quarter-earnings-2025\/806156\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>municipal water construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as an ongoing, national trend on recent earnings calls. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-wins-california-wastewater-treatment-project\/810230\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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