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Council approves river weir crest cap and ferric chloride tank replacement to shore up water and wastewater operations
Summary
The council approved two Public Infrastructure Committee resolutions: an $800,000 river weir crest cap to reduce intakes' cavitation and an approximately $473,000 replacement of the ferric chloride tank at the Oakland Wastewater Treatment Plant. Both projects are cash-funded and scheduled to start this winter/within six months, respectively.
The Topeka City Council approved two separate infrastructure resolutions on Oct. 7 aimed at improving reliability at the water treatment intake and at the Oakland wastewater treatment plant.
Nicole Mallott, deputy director of facilities, summarized a proposed $800,000 cash-funded project to install a concrete crest cap at the river rear weir adjacent to the water-treatment intake. Mallott said low Kansas River…
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