Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
PUB work session: Ray Roberts upgrades, membrane pilot, chemical conversions and a $700M water CIP
Summary
Water‑utilities staff told the Public Utilities Board the Ray Roberts plant upgrades are nearly complete, a membrane pilot and a full‑plant expansion are underway, a chemical conversion will replace gaseous disinfectants with liquid alternatives, and the city’s five‑year water CIP was ballparked near $700 million.
At a work session during the Denton City Public Utilities Board meeting on April 27, water‑utilities staff presented progress updates and planning for multiple water projects, including near‑term completion of upgrades at the Ray Roberts plant, a six‑month membrane pilot for a planned expansion, chemical‑handling improvements and dewatering work at the Lake Lewisville plant.
Katie Coke, project manager for water utilities, said the Ray Roberts capacity and performance upgrade (begun September 2024) is wrapping up roughly a year ahead of schedule with replacements to valves, actuators and filter media, installation of backwash storage and conversion of high‑service pumps to variable‑frequency drives. “We have successfully tested both of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
