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Broomfield council approves early work packages, consulting agreements for water recovery facility expansion

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Council approved early work packages and engineering contracts to advance Phase 1 of the water recovery facility expansion, authorizing long‑lead equipment procurement and preconstruction work ahead of a planned 2026 bond financing package.

City staff told the council the water recovery (wastewater) facility, built in 1954, requires upgrades to meet future regulatory and capacity needs and that Phase 1 work must move now to secure long‑lead equipment and meet state permit timing.

Brett (presenter) and Director of Water Utilities Ken Rutt described Phase 1 elements: a covered flow equalization basin and pump station to stabilize diurnal flows, a fourth primary clarifier, an upgraded odor control system addressing hydrogen sulfide…

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