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Utilities seek $505,000 to dredge Ditch 1 to restore wastewater treatment capacity
Summary
City utilities proposed dredging approximately 4,400 cubic yards of grit from Ditch 1 at the Bob Darrington Water Reclamation Plant to restore treatment detention time and meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requirements; estimated cost with contingency is $505,000 and timeline 63 days.
City utilities requested council support to dredge Ditch 1 at the Bob Darrington Water Reclamation Plant after a sonar survey identified about 4,400 cubic yards of accumulated grit that is reducing treatment capacity. Alex, speaking for the utilities department, said grit — heavy particles such as sand and gravel — is abrasive, shortens equipment life and reduces…
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