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Temple examines bringing wastewater operations in-house as plant expansion nears
Summary
City staff told the council at a March 26 budget retreat that Temple is weighing taking over operation of the Temple–Belton wastewater plant from the current contractor, citing operational control during a planned expansion and persistent compliance issues under the contract.
City Manager said the city is actively considering assuming operational control of its wastewater plants from the current contractor to align operations with an imminent plant expansion.
At a March 26 budget retreat, City Manager summarized the case for change: “You either do this now so that the city of Temple is managing the plant. Now the expansion occurs, there’s a lot of benefits to that,” and said the city could accelerate its prior plan to move operations from fiscal 2027 into fiscal 2026.
Why it matters: Temple and a partner municipality share a major wastewater treatment plant that the contractor operates under a roughly 75/25 flow-based split. Council and staff said the timing of a planned expansion to the membrane treatment plant…
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