The Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Western Washington, is undergoing a major $415 million expansion. The new medical campus will include an inpatient hospital tower and an ambulatory building featuring specialty clinics and urgent care services. ParkUSA collaborated with the mechanical contractor to design a decontamination rinse water containment system aligned with the new hospital’s objectives. The decon system is essential for containing contaminated wastewater generated during medical patient decontamination procedures that may involve hazardous materials such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive
(CBRNE) substances. It serves as a holding tank for toxic wastewater, ensuring the safe containment and management of potentially dangerous liquids.
In specifying the optimal decon system, additional considerations included the need for a pre-engineered packaged system that incorporated diverter technology and was easy to install. ParkUSA and the contractor chose to use a state-of-the-art, newly developed, and patented DeconTank® Model DTCV-1000 decontamination system that integrates a holding tank, diverter system, and control system into one package. Subsequent CAD and Revit files and specifications were sent to the designers for incorporation into the project plans.
This decontamination system will automatically direct hazardous rinse water to the holding tank while diverting non-hazardous rinse water from routine and standard cleaning tasks into the sanitary sewer. This feature optimizes building space and streamlines wastewater management, thereby reducing utility costs and environmental hazards associated with
wastewater management.
