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Anacortes council awards contract to upgrade Sewer Pump Station 16

3000314 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized the mayor to sign contract 23-259-SEW-002 with Faber Construction to upgrade Pump Station 16 after staff described stormwater inflow and a lack of backup power; the presentation and the contract amount on the record contained differing dollar figures.

The Anacortes City Council authorized the mayor on April 14 to sign contract 23-259-SEW-002 with Faber Construction to upgrade Sewer Pump Station 16, approving the contract by unanimous voice vote.

City staff said stormwater inflow during storm events is entering the sanitary sewer system at Pump Station 16 and that the wet well (the underground holding tank) was not sized to handle the water volume. Staff warned that the undersized wet well risks overtopping, which could cause sewage…

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