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Oshkosh staff outline schedule for major water and wastewater projects, highlight chlorine risk removal
Summary
City staff told the Oct. 15 workshop that Clearwell, tertiary filtration and related water and wastewater upgrades will move to bidding in late 2025–early 2026 and that the wastewater plant will add ultraviolet disinfection to eliminate a community chlorine hazard.
City staff briefed the Oshkosh City Council at a workshop Oct. 15 on the status and timing of major water and wastewater capital projects, saying the Clearwell project and a tertiary filtration and phosphorus-treatment upgrade are moving toward bids next winter and that the wastewater plant will include ultraviolet (UV) disinfection to replace gaseous chlorine.
The projects are part of the 2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and remain in design or late-design phases, staff said. The Clearwell project—staff said the item has been in the CIP for several years and preliminary engineering began five to six years ago—was authorized for construction by the Public Service Commission in June, and staff expect to advertise the work for bids in November with a council award in January. The tertiary filtration and phosphorus project is between roughly 60%–90% design; staff said it is…
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