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Bastrop staff warns wastewater plants near capacity; $60M reuse option discussed
Summary
City staff told council the east-side plants are aging and projected growth could push capacity limits by 2026; staff recommended planning now for additional treatment capacity and examined a $60 million reuse plant option.
City of Bastrop wastewater staff told the City Council on March 25 that the city’s older treatment plants on the west side are approaching planning and construction thresholds and that growth could push system demand toward a tipping point in 2026.
Curtis Hancock, who presented flow data and the plant analysis at a workshop, said Plant 1 and Plant 2 are “aging” and that Plant 1 “was put in in 1988.” Hancock described a near-term buildout scenario in which three projects (Steel Yard, River Terrace and a Courtyard Marriott) could add about 156,980 gallons per day and noted that, under that scenario, Plants 1 and 2 would be near the planning threshold.
The presentation explained the city triggers…
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