Water Renewal Services outlines $3 billion in assets, advances recycled-water project with pilot results and upcoming contracts

Deputy Public Works Director Haley Faulkner and Water Renewal staff briefed the Boise City Council on the water-renewal utility’s programs, infrastructure condition, regulatory drivers and next steps for a recycled-water facility the city plans to build in southeast Boise.

Faulkner said water renewal collects and treats about 30,000,000 gallons of wastewater per day and maintains more than 1,000 miles of pipelines and 29 lift stations across five major facilities; she described the system’s replacement value as “over $3,000,000,000 in infrastructure if we were to be replacing that system today.” The two largest treatment sites are Lander Street and West Boise; the city also operates a 4,000‑acre farm (the “20 Mile South Farm”) used for biosolids land application, a phosphorus removal facility, and utilities-maintenance operations for pipelines and pump stations.

Faulkner…