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Public Works outlines multi-year RO plant build, lift-station replacements and biosolids upgrades
Summary
City staff told the Public Works Advisory Committee on June 25 that a newly set alluvial well house will be finished around late August, a multi-year reverse-osmosis plant replacement has kicked off, and wastewater headworks, grit and sludge-dewatering upgrades are advancing; the aging North Lift station is slated for design this year with possible construction in 2027.
Sean Singer, engineering manager for the water and sewer division, told the Public Works Advisory Committee on June 25 that the city is advancing a package of water and wastewater projects intended to increase reliability and cut operating costs.
Singer said crews recently set the new alluvial well house at the water-plant site and that contractors will next run yard piping and electrical work; he said the alluvial well project is "scheduled to be done around late August." The city also kicked off a reverse-osmosis and water-plant improvement project this month; Singer described the RO work as "a pretty good sized project" that is expected to take "a couple years to build." He showed manufacturer images of the RO units and said the project includes replacement of chemical-feed systems, pump…
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