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City says $17 million allocated to expand water plant to 12 million gallons per day
Summary
Interim utilities director Bukal Mohammed said the city has allocated $17 million to expand water treatment capacity from about 8 million to 12 million gallons per day and that the wastewater plant treats roughly 3 million gallons daily.
Bukar (Bukal) Mohammed, interim director of the utility department, told the gathering that the city has allocated funds to expand drinking-water capacity and is working on distribution improvements to serve projected growth.
"Our water plant is capable of producing about 8,000,000 gallons a day. But with this expansion, when completed, we will increase the water production and treatment capacity to 12,000,000 gallons a day," Mohammed said. He added that the mayor and the city council have allocated $17,000,000 to the water plant project.
Mohammed also described wastewater operations, saying, "We treat about 3,000,000 gallons of wastewater daily," and noted the system includes about 60 pump stations. He said the utility department manages roughly 2,000 work orders a year and is methodically replacing old underground water lines with PVC distribution piping.
Mohammed said those changes are intended to position the city for future residential and commercial development, and he asked residents to follow updates on social media for project milestones. He did not provide a construction timetable or final project cost beyond the $17 million allocation mentioned.
The presentation framed the water and sewer improvements as part of broader infrastructure work city departments presented in the address.
