09/01/2026
At APWA PWX 2026 in Houston, Thomas & Hutton (T&H) joined Bryan County and Ruby-Collins, Inc. to celebrate the North Bryan County Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Water Reclamation Facility, recognized as the 2026 APWA Public Works Project of the Year in the Environment category for projects greater than $75 million.
Designed to support Bryan County, Georgia rapid residential and industrial growth, the new regional facility provides 5 million gallons per day of wastewater treatment capacity, with the ability to expand to 10 MGD. A public wastewater facility of this scale can take five years or more to move from initial planning to operation. The project team delivered North Bryan in approximately 28 months.
T&H served as lead engineering consultant from early planning through design, permitting, construction, startup, and commissioning. By advancing design, permitting, procurement, and construction concurrently, the project team turned an urgent infrastructure need into an award-winning regional solution.
Congratulations to Bryan County, Ruby-Collins, and the entire project team on this well-earned national recognition!