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Wasatch master plan shows future water and wastewater needs; Rocky River expansion, inter‑basin transfers cited
Summary
Consultants for Wasatch presented a water and sewer master plan projecting growth-driven needs through 2050, including phased Rocky River plant expansions, 21 capacity projects totaling $247 million, and tools (dashboards) to track developer obligations and triggers for capital projects.
Consultants from Wasatch and Black & Veatch told the Harrisburg Town Council that a multi-jurisdictional water and sewer master plan is designed to keep the system ahead of demand as growth continues.
Lee Campbell, project manager with Black & Veatch, said the team began the update in 2022 and modeled current and future usage across member jurisdictions. He said system capacity at the Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant recently rose to 30 million gallons per day with a Phase 4 expansion scheduled to reach 34 MGD in 2027 and longer-term planning that could extend capacity to 40–50 MGD.
"For Harrisburg, looking at a base year of about 1.6 MGD going up, you know, over double to 3.85 MGD by year 2050," Campbell said.
The study includes a mix of tasks: evaluating existing…
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