East Valley Water District approves plant expansion design proposal
The East Valley Water District's budget committee has approved an $869,000 design proposal for the expansion of one of its treatment plants on Highland Avenue.
The upgrade and expansion would double the water treatment capacity at the plant east of Highway 330, from four million gallons a day to eight million, said Robert Martin, the district's general manager.
In return, the district's approximately 20,000 customers could expect an increased water supply that has gone through a more refined purification process, Martin said.
At its Monday meeting, the district's budget committee gave the green light to Ontario-based CDM Engineering's design proposal. It now goes before the district's board of directors on Dec. 23 for action.
If approved, it would pave the way for the plant's $16 million expansion, Martin said, adding that no additional space or acreage will be required for the expansion project.
"We're able to use the same footprint of property," said Martin. "We're going to convert some of the filtration beds and use a lot of the same facilities."
The expanded plant, when complete, should be able to accommodate the projected influx of new customers, which is expected to double in the next 20 to 30 years, according to the district's master plan.
In other news, the district's board of directors also authorized an appraisal of a 10-acre parcel of land on Highland Avenue, across from Patton State Hospital, that it is looking to sale.
It is one of dozens of small plots of land, less than an acre in size, that the district has acquired over the last 50 years, Martin said.
If no governmental agencies are interested in the property, then the district can list it with a broker on the private market, Martin said.
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