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Alice council authorizes TWDB Project Information Form for South Side Wastewater upgrades
Summary
Council authorized staff to submit a Project Information Form to the Texas Water Development Board for roughly $31 million in upgrades to the South Side Wastewater Treatment Plant, including treatment modernization, SCADA, safety, green infrastructure and nonpotable reuse; project may be eligible for up to 70% loan forgiveness depending on TWDB ranking.
The City of Alice council authorized submission of a Project Information Form (PIF) to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on Feb. 17 after a presentation from consulting engineer Nick Dornack of Doucet (now part of Kleinfelder).
Dornack said the South Side Wastewater Treatment Plant, constructed in 1969 with significant upgrades last recorded in 1984, is "on its last legs" and requires a comprehensive overhaul. He said the plant is permitted to discharge up to 2,600,000 gallons per day but currently discharges about 1,000,000 gpd to local creeks that lead to Baffin Bay. Dornack…
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