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Crestview officials tell council sewer capacity remains a multi-year challenge; water modeled and largely adequate
Summary
Staff reported water-system modeling is well underway and current water capacity exceeds near-term demand; sewer treatment and disposal capacity are close to limits, prompting lift-station upgrades, reuse pump work and consideration of diverting flows to the county plant.
City staff told the council that water modeling (mapping lines larger than 4 inches) is substantially complete in the bypass area, that a new tank and reuse lines are in place, and that the city is planning a water well and pump to fill the bypass tank. "For water, we're in a better place than a lot of the other cities," staff said, adding that current permitted water capacity is roughly 10–11 million gallons per day with consumption under 5 million.
Sewer capacity is a continuing concern. Staff noted the plant is permitted for treatment and disposal but that certain disposal capacity has been temporarily reduced by recent construction; projects to redesign lift stations and re-rate the treatment plant are planned. As a contingency, staff said the city is in negotiations to divert some sewage to the county's new Shoal River Ranch plant once that facility is fully online. "We are looking at diverting some of our sewage to their new plant," staff said, adding that lift-station redesign and pipework would be needed to implement such a plan.
