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Columbia County authorizes pursuit of USDA funding for larger Ellisville wastewater plant, refers options to utility authority
Summary
Facing new nitrogen regulations and capacity limits, the county voted to refer engineering options to the utility authority and to pursue a USDA application for a planned 250,000‑gallon‑per‑day wastewater plant for Ellisville; staff also discussed band‑aid fixes and costs ranging roughly $7M–$10M for different technologies.
County staff told commissioners that the Ellisville wastewater plant cannot currently meet updated nitrogen removal rules and that seasonal and growth demands require more capacity. Staff presented three engineering options to expand capacity (estimates in the meeting materials ranged from roughly $7 million to $10 million depending on technology) and described a temporary fix using FDOT rest‑area sewer capacity to meet a…
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