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Jerome Council approves purchase of 60 used Kubota membrane cassettes from City of Star for $100,000
Summary
The council approved spending $100,000 to buy 60 used Kubota membrane cassettes from the City of Star after wastewater staff said new membranes would cost over $700,000 and staff will inspect units before final purchase.
The Jerome City Council authorized the Wastewater Department to purchase 60 used Kubota membrane cassettes from the City of Star for approximately $100,000. Wastewater Superintendent Brad Henry told the council the cassettes are 3–4 years old and come from a plant handling mainly residential and light commercial flow; Henry said staff will inspect the membranes before final purchase and that unused units will be placed into covered storage.
Henry said acquiring these used cassettes would yield significant savings compared with buying new membranes, which he estimated would cost more than $700,000. He also provided operational details: the department currently has six basins with 20 membranes in each basin and an extra 10 new membranes in storage, the purchased units would be delivered in batches of 20, and membranes in this condition often have an expected useful life of roughly 10 years (though Jerome’s flows typically yield about six years). Councilman Dale Ross moved to approve the expenditure of $100,000 and Councilman Jason Peterson seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
