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Fernley council approves engineering plan to fix water plant's caustic soda and compressed-air systems
Summary
The Fernley City Council voted 5-0 to approve a preliminary engineering report and to authorize staff to proceed with design and bid documents for upgrades to the water treatment plant's caustic (caustic) soda and compressed-air systems, citing aging piping, hazardous leaks and the need for redundancy ahead of a planned surface-water intake.
The Fernley City Council voted 5-0 to approve a preliminary engineering report and to authorize staff to proceed with design and bidding for improvements to the city's water treatment plant caustic soda (pH adjustment) and compressed-air systems.
The measure, presented by Utilities Engineering Manager Anna Navaro and consultants from Keller Associates, responds to equipment failures and corrosion at the plant, which is about 16 years old and is the city's only treatment facility. "The caustic soda system has issues throughout the facility," consultant Dylan Kerry said, adding that leaks have been observed in chemical vaults and that pumps…
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