Water Filtration and Treatment

The treatment and filtration of water is essential for life and our environment, and the efficient and safe processing of wastewater has become a technology-intensive undertaking. Divane Bros. is a trusted resource for facilities that filter and treat water for large municipalities.

The purification of water for everyday use has become a priority as populations increase, and water systems must meet increasing demand. Stormwater drainage systems like Northern Illinois’ Tunnel and Reservoir Project are also critical in maintaining sanitary water supplies. Divane Bros. Electric Co. is expert in the installation of the electrical systems necessary to run these facilities.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago monitors and controls the waste water treatment process for millions of people throughout the Chicagoland Area. Divane Bros. has been continually involved with the many pumping and treatment facilities various power control and monitoring upgrades and improvements since the construction of the Deep Tunnel in early 1980.

Completed Projects Include:

  • Waste Water Treatment - Calumet Plant, Electrical Power and Systems Upgrade
  • Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, Design, Build & Installation of DCS Computer System
  • Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, Power & Control Systems Additions
  • MWRDGC - Various Plants, Process Control & Power Installations
  • Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, Process Control & Power Upgrades and Installations
  • Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, Process Control & Power Systems Control Room
  • Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Replace Control Panels
  • Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Trashrake Control Improvements
  • North Side Water Reclamation Plant & North Branch Pump Station, Control Room Expansion
  • North Side Water Reclamation Plant & North Branch Pump Station, Electrical Process Control and Power Expansion
  • TARP Maintenance, Provide Scheduled Maintenance - Various Locations, System Wide
  • Calumet TARP Pumping Station, Electrical Control and Power Installation
  • Hanover, Kirie, and Egan Plants, DCS Process and Control System Installation


Distribution Control System

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago monitors and controls the waste water treatment process for millions of people throughout the Chicagoland Area. This award-winning facility is vital to the protection of the environment and waterways in the Midwest, and relies on Divane Bros. for implementation and support of critical systems.

Divane Bros. Electric Co. is currently installing a new Distribution Control System (DCS) in three northwest side reclamation plants. Divane Bros. is also upgrading each location’s Electrical Distribution System, including the addition of new motor control centers, and a fiber optic communication system to link the central processor and work stations in the control room of each plant with the associated remote input/output cabinets. Multi-paneled large-format video display screens are also being installed in the newly remodeled control rooms for display of plant monitoring information.


Chicago Department of Water

Divane Bros Electric Co. has completed a wide variety of electrical installations for the Chicago Department of Water. One of the most recent was upgrades to Chicago’s Jardine Water Plant. Located in downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, this facility provides purified drinking water for millions of people in the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

Divane recently installed new electrical service distribution, lighting systems, control room modernization, and enhanced communication systems throughout the plant.

Other Projects for the Chicago Department of Water Include:

  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, Rehabilitation of the Control System
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, Power, Light and Control Systems
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, SCADA & Control Room Rehabilitation
  • Emergency Generator Systems - Various Locations
  • SCADA and Control System Upgrades - System Wide
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, Chlorine Fluoride Feed System
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, Control Center
  • DOW - 125th St. Pumping Station, Lighting and Power Upgrades - SCADA Improvements
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, West Filter Building - Roof Replacement
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, Electrical Process and Control
  • DOW - Various Sites, Transformer Upgrades & Alternate Power Connections
  • Jardine Water Purification Plant, SCADA System
  • Jardine and South Water Plant, Electrical Data Wiring
  • South Water Plant, New Control Room Installation

DuPage Water Commission

The DuPage Pumping Station Water Filtration and Treatment Plant, constructed in early 1990 and located in Eastern DuPage County, receives and distributes more than 185 million gallons of water per day. The facility runs nine pumps and maintains a reservoir with a 30 million gallon capacity. From the medium-voltage power distribution to the pump power and controls, lighting and various systems located in the plant, Divane Bros. Electric was responsible for every aspect of the electrical installation on this project. The complex control center is equipped to monitor the delivery of water through more than 130 miles of transmission and feeder water mains to villages throughout the County.




Various Water Projects

Divane Bros. Electric Co. has successfully completed many process control and power projects for governmental authorities charged with the efficient handling of both stormwater and wastewater.

Projects Include:

  • IDOT Pump Station #23, Electrical Rehabilitation
  • DOA - O'Hare Pump Station, Power, Lighting, and Controls - New Facility
  • IDOT Pump Station #44, Power and Controls Installation
  • IDOT Pump Station #30, Power and Controls Installation
  • Glenbard Wastewater Authority, SCADA System Installation