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City staff outline lagoon-to-treatment conversion, announce Confluence Park ribbon-cutting
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City staff told council members that the city plans to convert wastewater lagoons to a mechanical treatment plant capable of producing Type 1 reuse water and set a tentative Feb. 2 ribbon-cutting for Confluence Park; the conversion underpins planned expansion of pressurized irrigation and related impact-fee proposals.
City staff briefed city council members on a multi-year plan to convert existing lagoons into a mechanical treatment plant that will produce Type 1 reuse water, a change officials said is intended to expand pressurized irrigation and support infrastructure growth.
"The conversion of our lagoons to a mechanical treatment plant that can produce Type 1 reuse water" was described by staff (Speaker 5) as the most noteworthy project in the next five-year capital plan, and staff said they expect to turn on final commissioning after a clean-water test, with a ribbon-cutting tentatively planned for Feb. 2. "We will make sure y'all are invited and can attend, hopefully," Speaker 5 said.
Staff tied the reuse-water project to impact-fee adjustments that will be before the board during adoption of the amended 2025 and proposed 2026 budgets. Speaker 5 said the capital facilities plan and updated impact fees will be presented next Tuesday for adoption along with the budget. Officials said the mechanical plant will help feed infrastructure connected to Chief Toker Reservoir and that the Conservancy District will build related conveyance in coming months.
Council members and staff discussed timing and next steps but did not take formal action during this pre-meeting. The staff update also included a brief status report that repairs at the Dixie Springs tank are complete and that a pump is scheduled for installation next week, and that public-works crews completed a pavement patch at 1300 South / 700 West.
No formal ordinance or vote took place on the plant during the session; staff said they will present related materials and public hearings as required when the items reach a formal council agenda.