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Angleton engineers present 2025 utility master plan; urge I&I study and steps to secure future water supply
Summary
Consultants told the Angleton City Council the city faces near‑term water distribution needs of about $16.9 million and wastewater capital of roughly $52 million absent an inflow-and-infiltration (I&I) program; a targeted I&I study could cut wastewater CIP to about $22 million and delay larger treatment expansions.
Consultants for the city presented a comprehensive 2025 Utility Master Plan to the Angleton City Council that outlines capital needs for water distribution and wastewater collection and recommends immediate action on inflow and infiltration (I&I) testing to reduce costs and delay major plant expansion.
"We urge you to invest in an I and I study almost immediately," a consultant told the council, saying temporary flow meters and smoke testing would help pinpoint where wet‑weather flows enter the sewer system. The consultants said a conservative systemwide I&I reduction of about 16% could lower the wastewater capital improvement program from roughly $52 million to about $22 million.
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