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Angola commissioners weigh paying for city water-capacity study to back economic development
Summary
Angola staff summarized a wastewater master plan and proposed a complementary water-capacity study (consultant scope ~6 months) to give developers site-specific utility data; commissioners agreed to review a $63,000 cost and consider a funding vote at their April 8 meeting.
Angola redevelopment commissioners on March 11 heard a presentation of a recent wastewater master plan and discussed funding a proposed water-capacity study to help attract and serve new development.
City engineer Amanda Cope summarized the wastewater study and modeling conducted for a 20-year horizon. “Our plant is permitted to treat 1,700,000 gallons per day,” she said, and staff are currently averaging about 1,150,000 gallons per day — roughly 70% of the permitted average. Cope told commissioners that if the city grows within seven prioritized areas identified in the study, modeled demand could rise to an estimated 2.79 million gallons per day, exceeding the current permit and triggering the need for upgrades.
The consultant’s work mapped both the collection system…
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