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Council approves change order for North Wastewater plant; belt press chosen to speed processing
Summary
The council approved change order No. 3 for the North Wastewater Treatment Plant to replace the planned screw press with a belt press, a change staff said will speed sludge processing and reduce odors; staff cited a net cost increase on the record and one member abstained from the vote.
The Josephine City Council approved change order No. 3 on the North Wastewater Treatment Plant project to modify the sludge-handling system.
Staff and the engineering consultant explained that switching from a screw press to a belt press should speed sludge processing, reduce odor exposure by shortening the time roll-off dumpsters hold material and reduce continuous staff monitoring. The…
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