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Wichita advances plan to convert main water treatment plant to emergency use; council approves design funding
Summary
Council approved moving the Main Water Treatment Plant conversion design to 60% and awarded design-build and owner's-rep contracts to advance emergency-use conversion; staff said Wichita Water Partners remains responsible for repairs to the new plant until acceptance and that the conversion aims to establish a 24–48 hour restart capability.
Public Works briefed the council on a multi-phase project to convert the city's aging main water treatment plant (constructed 1939) for emergency use after the new Wichita Water Works facility is fully online. Gary Janssen said the objective is to have a backup facility that could be brought online within 24–48 hours and to minimize the capital and start-up…
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