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Consultants say Southside wastewater plant near startup; staff expect flow diversion in mid‑April
Summary
KSA and contractor Drake reported that construction and commissioning of the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant are largely complete, manufacturers are on site for equipment startup, and staff expect to begin diverting flow to the new train in mid‑April before rehabilitating the older train.
Consultant Blake Powell, speaking for KSA, updated the council on the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant project. He said most major structures are built, startup and commissioning began during the week of the meeting, and manufacturers had arrived to start up critical equipment.
"Once we start getting kind of the blowers and the head of the plant going, we can start diverting flow," Powell said, and added that the team would give the system several weeks to settle before discharging to the new location. He estimated that the work would allow diversion "probably middle April," after startup, conditioning and manufacturer checks. After some flow is shifted to the new train, crews will rehabilitate Train 1 (replace bar screens and clarifiers) and construct a new chlorination/dechlorination facility to match the increased flow.
Council members thanked staff and the contractor and noted the project’s importance for planned growth in the service area. Powell and other presenters explained weather‑related delays (heavy rains and groundwater during pier drilling) that added roughly eight months to the schedule but said the project was moving steadily toward completion.
Next steps: manufacturers will finish startup and conditioning, the staff will divert some flows to the new train, rehabilitate existing equipment and complete site restoration.
