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Utility committee hears updated wastewater expansion plan with $32.5M–$46M estimate; committee reviews financing options
Summary
Pataskala City utility staff presented a 60% design for a wastewater treatment plant expansion, outlining a schedule through October 2029, cost estimates between roughly $32.5 million and $46 million, and a range of financing options including EPA programs, TIF proceeds and potential rate impacts.
Chris, a presenter for the utility project, told the Pataskala City utility committee that the wastewater treatment plant expansion design is at roughly 60% and carries a low-range cost estimate of $32.5 million and a high-range estimate near $46 million. He said design work is scheduled to be complete by April 30, with construction bidding planned for August (two-month bid period) and construction starting in January next year; the project’s final completion is targeted for October 2029, though the plant will be online earlier.
The project team presented 3D renderings and technical details for site work behind Bridal Waters and described several major components: upgraded headworks with a finer micro-screen to reduce pump clogs; larger biological treatment tanks with aeration for nitrogen removal; a four-chamber section intended to remove phosphorus without chemical dosing in normal operating conditions; an indoor blower building to cut noise; an 85-foot clarifier…
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