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Provo opens new water reclamation facility at public "FlushFest" celebration
Summary
Provo City held a public event called FlushFest to mark the opening of a new membrane bioreactor water reclamation facility. Officials said the plant increases capacity, reduces nutrient discharges to Utah Lake and was funded with state low-interest financing and a county ARPA grant.
Provo City officials on Saturday opened a new water reclamation facility with a public event called "FlushFest," saying the plant will increase wastewater treatment capacity and reduce nutrient pollution flowing to Utah Lake.
The facility uses membrane bioreactor technology and, officials said, replaces infrastructure dating to 1956 that was last significantly updated in 1978. "After breaking ground in September 2020, our state of the art water reclamation facility is now operational and ready to serve our growing community for generations to come," Mayor Michelle Caffuzzi said. "We came in...on time and on budget."
Why it matters: City and county officials framed the project as both an infrastructure and environmental milestone. Assistant Director Emily Canton of the Utah Division of Water Quality said the Utah Water Quality Board authorized…
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