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Ottawa City receives water-treatment plant evaluation; staff recommends phased upgrades
Summary
Director Scott Sneden presented a facility evaluation by PEC showing the 1980 plant is structurally aged but operable. Staff recommended a phased upgrade (estimated $7.7M–$10M) rather than building a new plant now (estimated $30M–$50M); commissioners were briefed on capacity, costs and regulatory risks including PFAS monitoring.
Director Scott Sneden presented the findings of a water treatment plant facility evaluation during an Ottawa City Commission meeting, recommending the commission receive and file the report and consider a phased capital-improvement approach.
The study, performed by consulting firm PEC and summarized by Sneden, examined mechanical, structural, electrical and control systems at the plant built between 1978 and 1980. "This is a receiving file report, based off the water treatment plant facility evaluation," Sneden said. The evaluation identified replacement and modernization needs and offered two paths: a phased set of upgrades estimated at $7.7 million to $10 million that would extend the plant’s useful life by about 20 years, or planning for a new treatment plant with a current cost estimate of $30 million to $50 million.
The report listed specific deficiencies and cost…
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