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Yukon hires SRB for wastewater facility assessment to guide upgrades
Summary
Council approved a task order (not to exceed $66,144) with Smith Roberts Balch (SRB) for a wastewater treatment plant facility assessment to identify failures, rank consequences, and estimate capital and operational costs tied to redundancy and potential industrial water reuse.
The Yukon City Council approved a master services task order with Smith Roberts Balch (SRB) for a wastewater treatment plant facility assessment, not to exceed $66,144.
SRB engineer Mark Long told the council his team will review as‑builts and design documents, conduct a site visit, evaluate process and structural components, score likelihood and consequence of failure, and provide cost estimates for operations and capital planning. The study will inform decisions on redundancy, backup power needs and the feasibility of supplying reclaimed water for industrial uses.
Council members who toured the plant described two of three clarifiers previously being inoperable and said redundancy and backup power were priorities. City staff said planned upgrades are intended to increase treatment capacity from roughly 3.0 million gallons per day to a rated 4.5 million and to make clarifiers operational; SRB’s assessment is intended to formalize known deficiencies and identify further needs.
Council approved the agreement after questions about scope and capital implications. The vote was recorded on the council roll call and the task order was authorized.
Next steps: SRB will complete the assessment for use in capital planning; findings will feed engineering work related to industrial reclaimed‑water availability and any future rate or service decisions.
