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City updates repair timeline for new water treatment plant; ownership to transfer after performance testing
Summary
City staff and Wichita Water Partners reported clarifier inspections, temporary repairs and a phased installation of new upper draft tubes; full city takeover remains contingent on successful performance testing and acceptance, and Wichita Water Partners retains repair costs, staff said.
City staff and contractor representatives gave the Wichita City Council a progress update on repairs at the new water treatment plant and clarified the conditions for the city to take operational control.
Gary Jansen (Public Works, speaker 18) and Ron Coker (Burns & McDonnell / Wichita Water Partners, speaker 19) summarized inspection work and repairs at the plant's six clarifiers. Coker said wash-down inspections and coating repairs are underway and that one clarifier had been temporarily repaired to simulate the permanent fix; that…
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