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Reno approves $12.3 million filtration project and a package of sewer contracts
Summary
Council approved a series of sewer and wastewater facility contracts and change orders — including a $12.26 million construction award for filter process improvements — and directed staff to provide a comprehensive sewer overview at a later meeting.
The Reno City Council on June 11 approved a package of sewer-utility contracts and engineering agreements to support planned upgrades at the Truckee Meadows water reclamation and other city facilities.
Utility Services Director Trina McGinn told the council the items represent anticipated Capital Improvement Program work identified in facility plans and approved by the Truckee Meadows Joint Coordinating Committee. McGinn said the contracts are routine parts of long‑running facility renewal and capacity work and asked council for approval while staff prepares a broader sewer-program briefing later in the summer.
Key votes included awarding a $12,264,200 construction contract to K.G. Walters for the filtration process improvements at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility. Senior civil engineer Matt Smith described the project as replacing aging filter media and nozzles in 12 filter cells that were built in 1985; the utilities team said the work is needed to restore plant capacity and reliable operation.
Council also approved multiple related items: a construction contract and consulting agreement for HVAC work in the bleach building intended to improve chemical stability and reduce chemical usage; rehabilitation work on clarifiers at the Reno Stead Water Reclamation Facility; a change order to replace pumps that had proved unsuitable for the current application; manhole condition-assessment engineering; and a six‑mile condition assessment camera project on the Reno–Sparks interceptor.
McGinn and staff said some projects are jointly managed with the City of Sparks under the joint ownership of the Truckee Meadows facility; costs are shared according to ownership split. Council members asked for a single, comprehensive sewer briefing to cover schedule, priorities and how projects interact with the utility fund and rate planning; staff agreed to present a full program update and to offer a field trip for council members to visit key sites.
Ending: All sewer and related utility items (B7–B18) were approved by council. The city manager and Utility Services agreed to return with a broad sewer‑program briefing and site tour to give council a complete picture before the next major CIP decisions are made.
