Client
Nestlé Waters North America
Services provided
Air quality
Archeological research
Architectural design
Civil engineering
Design of instrumentation and controls
Electrical design
Geotechnical engineering
Materials testing and sampling
Mechanical design
Process design
Project and construction management
Stormwater management
Surveying
Threatened and endangered species research
Project overview
STS was retained to complete a 12-mile Spring Water Delivery System for Nestlé Waters North America (Nestlé). STS designed the pipeline to deliver water from wells located near a natural spring to Nestlé’s local bottling facility where it is bottled and shipped to markets in Michigan and around the Midwest.
Approach
STS provided recommendations to help protect the ecosystem and worked with land acquisition experts to gather 30 easements from local landowners allowing permission to run the pipelines across their land. Although STS has experience performing pipeline design work for several municipalities, this project is unique because Nestlé’s pipeline is made entirely of stainless steel to ensure high quality transport for optimum bottling and drinking. Amidst 900 acres of beautiful woodlands and scenery, the source is in an area of wetlands and feeds into a local lake where the preservation of area plant and wildlife present a design/construction challenge to engineers. Consistent with Nestlé’s environmental standards and its commitment to environmental stewardship, STS called on wetland experts, botanists, herbitologists and threatened/endangered species experts to ensure plant and animal wildlife would not be adversely impacted either during or after pipeline construction.
Client benefits
STS provided project management services for Nestlé throughout the project. This required an ongoing review of the project’s schedule, budget, and quality assurance programs. As project manager, STS is currently implementing the pipeline control system and providing training to employees. STS completed the very aggressive project schedule on time and under budget while ensuring ecological stability to surrounding environment. |
