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Water and wastewater CIP: $36.1M for water projects; $53M nutrient‑removal upgrade under way
Summary
Assistant Director Parul Balanwal presented a $36,083,000 five‑year water CIP and summarized a $53,000,000 biological nutrient removal project at the Water Pollution Control facility; phase 1 work is underway with a substantial completion milestone cited in October 2026.
At the Ames City Council workshop, Parul Balanwal, assistant director for Water and Pollution Control, laid out the department’s five‑year capital needs and ongoing large upgrades at the wastewater plant.
Balanwal said the water production and treatment and water pollution control programs total about $36,083,000 over the next five years. Key water projects include cleaning both ground storage reservoirs at the old plant site, adding variable frequency drives at selected wells, server and SCADA upgrades for improved control and cybersecurity, repainting and maintenance of elevated tanks, and the planned Prairie View Industrial Center 1,000,000‑gallon…
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