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Council hears wastewater update: industrial treatment plant proceeding; municipal ponds clogged by chlorine and solids
Summary
Engineers and staff reported progress on the industrial wastewater treatment facility and emergency measures to manage municipal wastewater percolation; council was told industrial ponds are being used temporarily as municipal disposal while rehabilitation and a new pretreatment ordinance move forward.
Megan Panofsky, the program and construction manager working with the city, told the Gonzales City Council on Oct. 6 that the industrial wastewater projects are under construction but that the municipal treatment plant is struggling with percolation problems caused in part by industrial chlorine discharges.
Key points: Panofsky said Phase 1A (industrial wastewater conveyance pipeline) was completed and accepted in July under budget; Phase 1B (industrial wastewater treatment facility) was awarded in May 2025 and mobilized in July. The city obtained an SRF loan amendment and increased the project loan total to about $34.9 million to accommodate higher-than‑budgeted bid results.
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