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Bradenton updates wastewater response: Woodard & Curran operating plant; city outlines multi‑year repairs and temporary lift‑station plans
Summary
City officials told the council that Woodard & Curran began plant operations in May and are implementing short‑term fixes while the city develops a multi‑year plan to fix collection and treatment failures, including temporary lift‑station measures and a multi‑year capital program.
City officials and Woodard & Curran representatives briefed the Bradenton City Council Sept. 10 on the city’s “face it and fix it” wastewater program, describing immediate staffing and operational steps and a multi‑year timetable for collection‑system and treatment plant upgrades.
Rob Perry, the city administrator, and Allison Watson, chief executive officer of Woodard & Curran, said the firm has operated the wastewater treatment facility since May and has deployed engineering, operations and fiscal‑solutions teams to stabilize the plant, recruit certified operators, and seek grant funding.
Officials told the council the wastewater reclamation plant’s average permitted capacity is about 9 million gallons per day (mgd) but that…
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