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Board: contractor hydrant use pushes treatment plant near capacity; staff to pursue grants and hold work session
Summary
Board members heard that a contractor has been pulling roughly 1,620,000 gallons a day through hydrants, bringing the plant close to its effective 1.75 million-gallon capacity; staff will pursue grant funding and schedule a work session with legal counsel to review options, including customer pricing or throttling.
The Water and Sewer Board discussed urgent capacity concerns after staff reported a contractor drawing large volumes from the system, bringing the plant close to its treatment limit.
Engineer Evan White of Midtown Engineering told the board the contractor’s recent activity meant "they're running 1,620,000 gallons a day," while the plant can "successfully treat 1.75" million gallons, which staff characterized as roughly 92% of capacity. White explained that routine backwashing further reduces the plant’s continuous throughput, creating a material constraint on operations.
The board and…
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