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Palm Bay utility director outlines water, wastewater expansions and timelines; wastewater plant startup pushed into late year testing
Summary
Utilities Director Gabriel Broden told the council the city is pursuing multiple water‑plant expansions, including a reverse‑osmosis project for water quality and system resiliency, and provided a timeline for system checks and startup for the South Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
Palm Bay’s utilities director briefed City Council on a slate of water and wastewater projects the department says are needed to serve growth, meet regulatory requirements and deliver system resiliency.
Gabriel Broden told the council the city expects to bring two major expansions online for the South plant — a 2,300,000‑gallon addition that is expected to come online in 2026 or 2027 and an additional 2,000,000‑gallon increment later — and said both expansions are funded by impact fees. Broden also discussed plans to install a new reverse‑osmosis (RO) treatment plant at the North plant to address PFAS and chloride issues, and said an RO…
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