Stop! Do Not Flush! What We Can Learn from Shutting Down the Largest Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility in the Western United States

Through an organized process shutdown request (PSR) planning and coordination process, the RWF CIP has been able to increase O&M engagement during design and construction, as well as improving O&M's stake in the successful delivery of CIP Projects. The PSR procedures have also helped standardize the planning, approval, and execution process for process shutdowns; and have allowed for better coordination between active projects to minimizing cumulative impacts to facility operation.