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WRA board approves facility plan; Des Moines warned of large treatment-plant and debt needs
Summary
WRA and Des Moines public‑works officials presented a regional facility plan that calls for hundreds of millions in treatment‑plant and conveyance upgrades; WRA leaders recommended raising the authority’s debt cap to pay for the work.
The region’s wastewater authority and Des Moines staff told the council the wastewater treatment plant and regional conveyance systems need substantial investment and that the sewer-related capital plan will be a major driver of utility rates and regional debt.
Scott Hutchins, WRA director, said the WRA board approved a facility plan outlining near‑term treatment‑plant work totaling roughly $500 million and roughly $250 million in conveyance‑system projects through 2040. Hutchins said the treatment plant was last substantially rebuilt in the 1980s and now needs rehabilitation and expansion in…
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