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Flagstaff details multiyear water and sewer capital program; Wildcat interceptor, Lake Mary pipeline and Rio solids handling among priorities
Summary
At the March 24 work session, Water Services Director Lee Williams and project managers described multiple ongoing and planned projects — Wildcat Interceptor sewer upsizing, Rio de Flag solids-handling facility, Lake Mary sedimentation basin rehabilitation, five‑mile Lake Mary raw waterline replacement, Fort Tutill well upgrades, and reclaimed‑water improvements — and discussed funding tied to a recent water-rate increase and pending grants.
Lee Williams, Flagstaff's Water Services Director, told the City Council on March 24 that a multi‑year package of water, sewer and reclamation projects — some on the books since 2015 — is now advancing thanks in part to a recent rate increase.
"We have used that money — wisely I hope — to move these bigger projects forward," Williams said, and then introduced project managers to describe key work.
Jackson Salazar updated council on the Wildcat Interceptor project: crews are replacing about one mile of sewer, upsizing a 33‑inch line to 48‑inches between the south side of I‑40 and the Wildcat Hill Water Reclamation Facility; construction has completed roughly 1,700 of an estimated 5,450 feet. Salazar also described a Rio de Flag solids‑handling facility that will use low‑temperature dryers to reduce solids volume for haul‑off (design ~60% complete), and the…
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