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Deltona lays out multiyear plan to expand wastewater capacity; design grant, relocation proposal advance
Summary
City utility staff described plans to expand the Eastern wastewater plant to 3.0 million gallons per day, pursue design work funded by a $4 million state grant with $2 million local matching funds, and relocate Fisher’s advanced treatment processes to a larger Alexander Avenue site to improve resiliency and reduce neighborhood impacts.
City utility staff presented a multiyear wastewater strategy that pairs an immediate design push for the Eastern wastewater plant with a longer‑term plan to rehabilitate and relocate the aging Fisher wastewater plant.
Utility director Jim Parrish told the commission the Eastern plant — originally built in phases and now operating at 1.5 million gallons per day after a January 2025 expansion — uses membrane filtration and was designed for future buildouts. "So now it's time for us to start thinking about the next iteration and going to 3,000,000 gallons per day," Parrish said, describing a phased approach and an engineering RFQ the city plans to award in June.
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