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Grand Forks council hears multi‑phase wastewater plant upgrade that will add 5 million GPD capacity
Summary
City staff and contractor PKG updated the council on a two‑phase wastewater treatment plant project: phase 1 near completion at about $11.4 million; phase 2 is under construction with an estimated cost of about $86 million and scheduled for late 2026.
City of Grand Forks officials on Tuesday updated the City Council on a two‑phase renovation and expansion of the municipal wastewater treatment plant that will add 5,000,000 gallons per day of treatment capacity and is designed to allow a future expansion of another 7.5 MGD.
The update, presented by Melanie Parvey and contractors from PKG, said phase 1 — upgrades to the existing plant — is about 99% complete and costing about $11,400,000 including engineering. "Presently, the job that phase 1 project is about 99% complete. We're actually working on punch list items right now and they're soon to be completed," PKG representative Darren Figstead told the council.
Why it matters: City staff said the work replaces equipment that had reached end of useful life and improves operational safety and reliability. The full…
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