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Council approves wastewater capacity MOU and awards preliminary engineering contracts for two treatment plants
Summary
Council approved a memorandum of understanding with Anderson County and Highland Park Water & Sewer Authority on pro rata shares of capacity at city wastewater plants, and awarded preliminary engineering report (PER) contracts for Rocky River and Generosity Creek plants; Rocky River PER cost is $248,000 with partner reimbursement shares.
Anderson City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Feb. 3 with Anderson County and Highland Park (Homeland Park Water and Sewer Authority) clarifying pro rata shares of capacity in the city's two wastewater treatment plants, and separately authorized preliminary engineering reports (PERs) for both plants.
City staff said the Rocky River and Generosity Creek plants each have about 9.5–10 million gallon per day nameplate capacity and are currently averaging roughly 4–5 million gallons per day at each plant. Scott Banks, utility director, described the PER work as a planning step to project future growth, assess whether expansions are needed and identify modifications to aging facilities.
The council approved a PER contract for the Rocky River plant with a cost of $248,000. Banks said the city's sewer utility would pay $146,320 (59%) up front and Anderson County and Highland Park would reimburse their pro rata shares — $71,920 (29%) and $29,760 (12%) respectively — under the partnership arrangement. The MOU formalizes coordination among the three owners for flow allocation and future capacity planning.
Council also approved a PER contract for Generosity Creek; the transcript did not specify the contract amount for that site during the meeting. Council members noted the work links to the city's collection‑system CMOM planning and long‑range infrastructure needs.
All three votes (MOU, Rocky River PER, Generosity Creek PER) passed unanimously by voice vote; council did not record individual roll‑call tallies in the transcript. Staff said these steps are preparatory planning actions and did not request immediate capital appropriations beyond the PER contracts and partner reimbursements noted for Rocky River.
