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Crowley officials outline $17.8M phased plan to meet new DEQ wastewater limits
Summary
City engineers told council committees the state draft LPDES permit tightens ammonia limits to about 0.8 ppm and an amended DEQ compliance order requires a corrective plan, quarterly reporting and a multi‑phase program that the city estimates at roughly $17.8 million; officials said grants and a user‑fee study will be needed to fill funding gaps.
City of Crowley engineers and wastewater staff told council committees Sept. 9 that a draft LPDES discharge permit and an amended DEQ compliance order require major upgrades to the city’s wastewater collection and treatment systems.
City Engineer Tim Mader said the draft permit imposes stricter discharge limits that the city’s 20‑ to 25‑year‑old treatment components were not designed to meet. "Ammonia nitrogen used to be in our permit at the level of ... 5 parts per million. That's been reduced to 0.8 parts per million," Mader said, noting the plant’s ammonia‑removal components are aged and less reliable.
Mader described a corrective plan of action the city submitted after DEQ issued Compliance Order WEC2400685. The order and its amended version require the city to deliver a plan that shows what will be done, a timetable, cost estimates…
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