Methuen Moves on Mandates

摘要

Methuen Construction, which debuts on the Top 200 at No. 103, is used to tackling upgrades of aging New England water and waste-water facilities so owners can meet new supply and treatment demands and avoid federal penalties. But its work on the $74-million Peirce Island sewage treatment plant revamp in Portsmouth, N.H., had an added dimension. That city's largest public works project was on a Revolutionary War-era fortification site that challenged the firm to install modern technology and larger capacity (see above) on an island site with limited access and adjacent historic preservation under way. Ahead for Methuen is a $51-million Pittsfield, Mass., wastewater plant upgrade required to meet EPA nutrient discharge mandates for the at-risk Housatonic River. Methuen Executive Vice President Wayne Symonds says its environmental market is "stable," but adds "states and communities just don't have the resources to undertake large projects alone." Methuen aims to expand beyond New England as part of a 10-year plan to more than double its current $120-million total revenue.