Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
Summary
The treatment plant's grit removal and ultraviolet disinfection equipment is about 20 years old and has been down for a while. This contract funds the engineering design and permitting now so a contractor can start construction when disinfection season ends October 31.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
$227,000 for engineering now; the full construction project is estimated around $2 million, paid from sewer funds.
Every household and business on city sewer — this is what disinfects treated water before it goes to the creek.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Board of Works and Safety - Jul 27, 2026
The city's wastewater plant is getting its UV disinfection and grit removal systems redone. Pace Company of Louisville won the job with a $1,073,000 low bid, and there's a grant deadline pushing the timeline.
Board of Works and Safety - Jul 13, 2026
The plant needs its UV disinfection system replaced and grit removal upgraded — two separate jobs bundled into one bid package. Five bids came in between $1.07 million and $1.36 million, with a decision expected July 27.
General - Jun 13, 2026
About $2 million in repairs are coming, including UV light replacement this fall. Six lift stations need generators after a recent storm left crews improvising with a trash pump in a downpour.
Board of Works and Safety - May 26, 2026
The plant's two million-gallon aeration tanks are overdue for their five-year cleaning. Wealing Brothers won the job at up to $149,000, far cheaper than the other bids.
Board of Works and Safety - Feb 23, 2026
The treatment plant's grit removal and ultraviolet disinfection equipment is about 20 years old and has been down for a while. This contract funds the engineering design and permitting now so a contractor can start construction when disinfection season ends October 31.
Board of Works and Safety - Jan 12, 2026
The furnace in the treatment plant's Headworks Building failed and things were freezing up, but a repair got it running — buying time to shop for a replacement rather than paying $38,165 right away.
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