The Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility is proud of its engineering relationship with Clark-Dietz. Recently the consulting engineering firm received a well-deserved recognition for the engineering of the Utility’s reliable standby power system.

“When Clark-Dietz informed us of the Engineering Excellence in Building/Technology Systems award,” said Mike Sullivan, Utility General Manager, “it reinforced the wisdom of our decision to work with their team to ensure the cleanest, safest water possible flows to customers even during power outages.”

Clark-Dietz has been awarded an ACEC-WI Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award in the Building/Technology Systems category for the Water Treatment Plant Standby Power Upgrade project. This project provides reliable standby power in Utility facilities, ensuring continuous supply of high quality water to valued customers during electric power outages.

“The original standby generators no longer had the capacity to serve current needs, required extensive maintenance, and did not meet the current mandated guidelines for providing reliable standby power,” Sullivan said. “As our prime electrical engineering firm, Clark Dietz provided an innovative and efficient design solution that would facilitate added electrical loads and allow planning for future growth.”

The reliable standby power supply project was designed to minimize disruptions. Through careful coordination and planning, the new generators, electrical equipment, water boiler, as well as the process and chemical mixing equipment were installed and placed in service while the existing systems remained operational.

“Through careful collaboration, we switched from the old to the new systems without any service interruptions to valued customers,” Sullivan said.

Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility is known as one of the most progressive utilities in the Nation. Always seeking new ways to improve, the Utility has committed to continued excellence through a program of quality improvement. Utility employees produce the highest quality drinking water possible, and are proud to announce its water meets and exceeds all federal and state drinking water health standards.

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Sullivan, General Manager, Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility at (414) 570-8210 or via email.