August 20, 2024

Lake Elsinore, California BioPod™ Installation

Custom Green Infrastructure Solution

A custom BioPod™ green infrastructure solution enabled contractors to meet stormwater treatment requirements with fewer systems as part of a new superstore construction project in Lake Elsinore, California.

The Challenge

General contractor Apple Valley Construction needed to install a sustainable stormwater treatment solution for a new Walmart commercial development in Southern California.

However, site and budget conditions meant that the technology that had originally been proposed would be too expensive and would have insufficient design flexibility to accommodate site conditions.

The contractor needed an alternative large-scale solution with flexible design that met site-specific needs.

The Solution

The Oldcastle Infrastructure stormwater team worked with specifying engineers Kimley-Horn to develop a solution that would reduce cost and complexity while preserving performance.

Oldcastle experts engineered a custom solution comprising three larger BioPod biofiltration systems. The three systems are the largest individual units designed and installed in Southern California to date, and provide stormwater treatment equivalent to the originally specified technology but in significantly fewer units.

The Outcome

By collaborating with Kimley-Horn early in the design phase, Oldcastle’s stormwater experts were able to develop a custom solution that delivered high performance, site-specific stormwater treatment in a cost-effective package.

Even when incorporating larger individual units, BioPod’s overall compact footprint enabled the contractor to use a smaller number of units to consolidate the green infrastructure system into one area, while accommodating both the treatment flow rate of 0.86 cfs and the peak flow rate of 20 cfs.

Benefits

QUICK TO INSTALL

| BioPod was quick, easy and safe to install for Apple Valley Construction. Using BioPod in place of the alternative technology allowed for all three units to be installed in just 13 hours, saving the contractor a significant amount of labor time.

FLEXIBLE DESIGN

| Despite site challenges and budgetary restrictions, BioPod was able to meet site-specific requirements for size, reducing the amount of materials and units needed for installation while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing design for the end user.

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

| Fitting seamlessly into standard site drainage, BioPod built long-lasting green infrastructure into this Walmart site. Not only do the BioPod units result in a more efficient installation process for the crew, but they also incorporate an advanced biofiltration design for an environmentally friendly stormwater solution.

“In the face of a challenging site, the Oldcastle team designed an exceptionally large custom stormwater treatment system that will provide the performance and reliability required for many years to come.”

Britt Sweet

Oldcastle Infrastructure