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Newberg council authorizes RFP for major wastewater plant expansion after capacity study
Summary
After a technical presentation and stress-test data, the council unanimously authorized staff to begin a request-for-proposals to design and procure construction for an oxidation-ditch expansion and associated solids-handling upgrades at the city wastewater treatment plant.
Newberg City Council voted unanimously April 20 to authorize staff to initiate a request-for-proposals to design and deliver an expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant, after hearing a multi-part technical briefing that found existing oxidation ditches and solids-handling systems at or near capacity.
The city manager summarized results of a capacity study and invited engineering staff from Keller Associates to present the technical work. Eric Rowdy, senior process engineer for Keller Associates, said the stress test and modeling indicate the plant requires expansion to serve projected flows through the 2040s. “Based on our modeling, a third oxidation ditch and additional clarifier capacity will be required to meet future flows,” Rowdy said.
Keller staff explained a clarifier…
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