Bullhead City gives progress report on curb, drainage, water tanks and wastewater expansion
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Summary
City staff reported completion of roughly 33,804 linear feet (6.4 miles) of curb and gutter, multiple localized flood-control fixes, emergency repairs to a leaking storage tank and ongoing Section 10 wastewater upgrades to raise capacity from 4 million to 6 million gallons per day.
City staff on Dec. 2 updated the Bullhead City Council on a slate of infrastructure projects ranging from neighborhood curb-and-gutter work to emergency water-tank repairs and an expansion of the city's wastewater treatment capacity.
Miss Johnson, the city's parks and streets presenter, told the council the city has installed 33,804 lineal feet of curb and gutter (about 6.4 miles) over the last two-and-a-half years and described targeted repairs in low-lying neighborhoods, new pipes and catch basins on North Oatman and Arroyo Vista, and median stabilization projects. Johnson outlined schedules for right-turn lane construction at Laughlin Ranch, Mojave Drive and a major Safeway approach, noting paving, striping and some nighttime work planned around the holidays.
Utilities Director (Mister Clark) walked the council through a series of water-system incidents and fixes, showing photos of a Site 3 South storage tank that required emergency repairs. Clark said crews found 17 holes in the bottom of that tank and "we were losing millions of gallons of water through these holes in the bottom of this tank." Staff drained and sandblasted the tank, welded patches and replaced failing valves as part of the repairs.
Clark also described a main line failure at Fox Creek that produced a 30-foot geyser, a valve-replacement program paid through the city's capital improvement plan, and the replacement of corroded ductile iron pipe with PVC in locations where soils had degraded older pipe. He warned some line runs are shallow and require caution during road work.
On wastewater, Clark provided an update on the Section 10 headworks and treatment-plant rehabilitation. The project will expand capacity from 4,000,000 gallons per day to 6,000,000 gpd; current flow through the plant is roughly 3,600,000 gpd. He described installation of bar screens, conveyor removal systems for flushable rags and debris, odor-control equipment, and new pumps and splitter boxes to manage flows during construction.
Council members asked follow-up questions; staff did not request additional appropriation for the items covered in the presentation but noted contractors and scheduling constraints for several traffic and utility tie-in operations. Clark said the city is planning a new 1,125,000-gallon storage tank next year and expects staged openings of wells and lift stations as work finishes.
The council took no formal vote on the presentation items; staff said they would return if funding or policy actions are required.
