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Board approves funds to plan expansion of wastewater plant after consultants warn of near-capacity
Summary
Public Works Director Shelley Daniel told the Board of Aldermen that the wastewater plant reaches roughly 90% capacity during rainfall events; the board amended the FY2025 budget to fund engineering services to develop a facility plan and passed the ordinance on second reading.
The board voted to amend the FY2025 budget to pay for engineering services to produce a facility plan for an expansion of the city—s wastewater treatment plant.
"[Our consultant—s] study showed our plan is at 90% capacity during rainfall events," Public Works Director Shelley Daniel told the board, saying a facility plan is the first step in a design process that would allow the city to expand the plant. The ordinance (Bill 49-2024) was read on first and second reading and approved on second reading.
Shelley Daniel asked the board to appropriate funds so staff and consultants can complete engineering and planning work required before formal design and construction. The board recorded no substantive questions during the presentation and approved the ordinance by unanimous vote on second reading.
The board now directs staff to begin the procurement process for professional engineering services for a wastewater treatment plant facility plan; the ordinance amends the fiscal year 2025 adopted city budget to appropriate those funds.
