Wastewater Chloride Compliance and $31M Treatment Plant
Summary
Staff is working with regulators to avoid building the Advanced Water Treatment Facility — now estimated at $31 million, up 50% — by using pre-treatment, water softener removal and blending to hit the 110 ppm chloride limit.
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Last discussed Jun 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Avoiding the plant could spare ratepayers from funding a $31 million facility.
Water and sewer ratepayers across the city.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Regular - Jun 3, 2026
Public Works revealed the city is close to the state's chloride limit of 110 parts per million, hovering around 112. Two dialysis clinics dumping up to 80 pounds of salt a day are a major culprit; getting them on a pre-treatment program plus new homes' dilution could avoid a $30 million treatment plant.
City Council Regular - Feb 18, 2026
Staff is working with regulators to avoid building the Advanced Water Treatment Facility — now estimated at $31 million, up 50% — by using pre-treatment, water softener removal and blending to hit the 110 ppm chloride limit.
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