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Astoria awards $2.55 million contract to resand slow sand filters, project to span two years

5737002 · August 4, 2025
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The Astoria City Council authorized a $2,548,900 construction contract with Big River Construction to resand four slow sand filters used for drinking water treatment. Staff said the two-year project will begin in November 2025 and will draw on about $2 million in reserves plus other public works funds if needed.

The Astoria City Council on Monday approved construction work to resand the city's slow sand water filters, awarding a $2,548,900 contract to Big River Construction.

City Manager Spence told the council the plant uses four slow sand filters to maintain drinking-water quality and that the last resanding work occurred in the 2018–2020 period at a cost of about $1.5 million. "This project will change out each filter one at a time to maintain adequate potable water supply,"…

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