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Smithville staff: wastewater plant near capacity, water/wastewater CIP to need external financing
Summary
City utilities staff reported that Smithville’s wastewater plant is nearing its design capacity and presented water/wastewater capital projects, operational needs and a proposal to move treatment‑plant engineering earlier to 2026; staff said external financing will likely be required to fund the work.
City utilities staff told the Board of Aldermen that wastewater treatment capacity and a long list of water and sewer projects will require more detailed engineering and outside financing if the city is to maintain service and allow planned development.
Jack, a city staff member in engineering/utilities, and Chuck, a city staff member overseeing master plans, told the board the wastewater treatment plant has a design capacity of 1,125,000 gallons per day and that recent development and system inflow have pushed average daily flow toward the plant’s limits. "Our design capacity is 1,125,000 gallons per day. We are currently at 1,000,000 gallons a day, average daily flow," Chuck said. Staff said two new developments under review would accelerate the timing for expansion unless the city stages projects differently.
Nut graf: staff proposed moving wastewater treatment‑plant engineering into 2026 to begin the facility plan that will support an application…
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