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Wastewater master plan warns Conroe needs up to $483M in near-term projects; Southwest plant hits 75% capacity by 2028 under growth assumptions
Summary
A city-commissioned wastewater master plan presented Oct. 23 projects system growth that will push existing treatment permits toward capacity by 2035 and lists a phased capital program that planners estimate at about $483 million in 2025 dollars, with one major treatment alternative rising to about $383 million after inflation.
City engineers and consultant firms Fries & Nichols presented the 2025 Wastewater Master Plan to the Conroe City Council on Oct. 23, concluding that projected growth will require prioritized sewer collection and treatment improvements over the next decade and beyond.
Key findings: the city’s two treatment plants and its lift-station network will need upgrades and expansions to meet rising flows. The Southwest Regional Treatment Plant (the older facility) currently operates at a permitted 12 million gallons per day (MGD) annual average flow and 36 MGD peak; the newer Conroe Central plant is permitted at 6 MGD interim with expansions to 12 MGD included in its permit. The consultant showed that, under the city’s growth projections, wastewater flows will reach or exceed permitted…
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