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Council agrees to move ahead with wastewater plant facilities study; staff to use fund cash for $400,000 plan
Summary
City staff requested council permission to accelerate a comprehensive facilities study of the aging wastewater treatment plant, asking to spend $400,000 from the wastewater treatment plant fund to produce a facilities plan that will inform near‑term capital budgeting and long‑term upgrades. Council signaled support to proceed.
City staff asked the Casper City Council to approve an accelerated facilities plan for the city’s wastewater treatment plant and related infrastructure.
Tom (wastewater superintendent) and Christa described recurring equipment failures and aging systems across the facility — including problems with screw pumps, return‑activated sludge pump motor control centers, primary and secondary clarifiers, UV disinfection and sludge digesters. Tom said the last limited study was completed in 2017, covering only secondary treatment, and that a comprehensive plan is needed to sequence capital work…
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