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Amarillo staff outline plan to replace Hollywood treatment plant and upgrade River Road amid growth projections
Summary
City staff and consultants told council a new Hollywood-area water resource recovery facility and upgrades to River Road are the recommended path after a multi-year condition assessment; conceptual combined estimates ranged widely and staff said more engineering and permitting work is needed before cost certainty.
City staff and engineering consultants presented a high-level plan on May 27 for wastewater infrastructure that calls for constructing a new, modern facility at the Hollywood site, upgrading collection and lift station infrastructure and keeping River Road operational until the new plant is completed.
The long presentation reviewed the age and history of both plants (River Road traces to the 1920s, Hollywood major expansion completed in the 1990s), regulatory changes since the Clean Water Act and TCEQ rules and the agency's 75%/90% flow thresholds that require municipal planning and construction to accommodate growth. Staff said both facilities consistently operate near 75% of permitted capacity and that reaching 90% would trigger…
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