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City briefed on need for new wastewater plant as solids limit reached; cost estimates exceed rates alone
Summary
Flagstaff’s water‑services leadership presented technical and budgetary reasons the city must plan for a new wastewater treatment plant: existing facilities are constrained by solids processing capacity even though per‑capita liquid flows have fallen because of conservation.
Flagstaff’s water‑services leadership presented technical and budgetary reasons the city must plan for a new wastewater treatment plant: existing facilities are constrained by solids processing capacity even though per‑capita liquid flows have fallen because of conservation.
Lee Williams, introduced as the city’s director of water services, reviewed the two existing plants — Wildcat Hill (1979) and the Rio de Flag facility (1996) — and explained that conservation lowers average liquid flow but does not reduce the solids load in wastewater. Williams said that while the city’s combined liquid capacity is roughly 10 million gallons per day (MGD), solids‑processing constraints drive the need for new or upgraded treatment…
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