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Council hears public works update on sewer flows, plant upgrades and service costs
Summary
At the Feb. 24 study session, public works staff outlined seasonal sewer flow swings, progress on inflow-and-infiltration basin work, drought- and storm-related operations, and upcoming headworks and MBR plant upgrades; staff asked council to review debt‑repayment schedules that free up project funding in coming years.
City Council received a detailed public works briefing on Feb. 24 in which staff outlined ongoing maintenance work, upgrades planned for the wastewater system and near‑term operational issues.
Brent, a public works staff member who led the presentation, said seasonal variations drive large swings in sewer flows and explained the city's inflow‑and‑infiltration (INI) work. "We see flows go down to roughly 1.1 [on our internal scale] in the summer months and we hit over four for December," he said, noting roof drains and previously unknown cross‑connections were common inflow sources. He described smoke‑testing planned to locate and eliminate those cross‑connections.
Staff said the city has three remaining original basins to address…
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