Engineer: Bigger Sewage Treatment Plant
Won't Solve Problems in the System
A bigger sewage treatment plant won’t solve the problems with the area sewage system.
Engineer Andy Jantzer told Bradford City Council during a work session that no matter how big the plant is, it can’t fix the inflow and infiltration problems.
“If you expand the plant you’re still going to have system overflows unless you do more with the system,” Jantzer said. “It’s not just a plant issue. It’s a system issue.”
“What can you do? You either expand your system from the plant up and make everything bigger, or you try to reduce your (problems) in the system.”
The cost of expanding the plant is estimated at $23 million. The cost of repairing the system is estimated at $22 million. Mayor Tom Riel said $45 million is too much for area ratepayers to handle.
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Engineer Andy Jantzer told Bradford City Council during a work session that no matter how big the plant is, it can’t fix the inflow and infiltration problems.
“If you expand the plant you’re still going to have system overflows unless you do more with the system,” Jantzer said. “It’s not just a plant issue. It’s a system issue.”
“What can you do? You either expand your system from the plant up and make everything bigger, or you try to reduce your (problems) in the system.”
The cost of expanding the plant is estimated at $23 million. The cost of repairing the system is estimated at $22 million. Mayor Tom Riel said $45 million is too much for area ratepayers to handle.
The news leader of the Twin Tiers ...since 1947
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