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Centerton council, water commission outline wastewater options as Decatur upgrade nears
Summary
Centerton city officials and the Water and Sewer Commission discussed options ranging from upgrading Decatur's plant, connecting to NACA, forming a regional authority, or doing local decentralized treatment, and agreed to pursue a preliminary engineering report to evaluate 20—20—year costs and financing.
Centerton officials and the Water and Sewer Commission on Aug. 26 discussed multiple long-term options for handling the city's wastewater as Decatur prepares a scheduled upgrade later this year. The commission and city described four paths under consideration: expand Decatur's plant and remain a subuser; connect part or all Centerton flow to NACA (a regional entity discussed in the meeting); form a new regional wastewater authority with other municipalities; or build decentralized local treatment systems (which the state later blocked). The commission recommended hiring an outside consultant to produce a preliminary engineering and 30-year operations-and-maintenance analysis to compare the financial impacts of each option. Why it matters: Centerton is relying on outside treatment capacity as it grows.…
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