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Council hears request to hire water-plant operator early and reviews design change-order

Arlington City Council · April 28, 2026
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Staff told the council the water-treatment plant expansion will require an additional operator and asked to hire an operator-in-training now so the person can be trained ahead of the plant coming online in 2027; staff also described a design change order after discovery of liquefiable soils and said cumulative design fees remain under typical percentages.

Public Works staff said the city is expanding its water-treatment plant and that state requirements will call for an additional certified operator once the expanded plant comes online. "When we expand or over double our water treatment capacity, the Department of Health will require that we have an an additional operator at the water treatment plant," staff said. To meet that need, staff asked…

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