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Cedar City staff outline effluent‑reuse study, council leans toward partial expansion over citywide system
Summary
City engineers briefed the council on a budgeted study of Type 1 effluent reuse, showing roughly 3,400 acre‑feet of effluent is available (city’s portion) and potential expansion of the partial secondary irrigation system from ~200 acres (800 AF) to ~330 acres (1,300 AF); council signaled preference for a backbone/partial expansion rather than a full citywide secondary system pending cost and winter-storage analysis.
Jonathan Stout of the City Engineering Department presented a budgeted study to evaluate using Type 1 wastewater effluent for irrigation and other non‑culinary uses. Stout said new treatment-plant upgrades are producing higher-quality effluent but additional infrastructure (pump stations, pipelines, storage) would be required to distribute it. Staff identified roughly 3,400 acre‑feet of effluent available overall (the city’s proportional share after allocations);…
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