The city of Georgetown will invest $93.8 million to build the Northlands Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). A designer was recently contracted for the project, with construction expected to begin in early 2027.
The plant will be built on a 20-acre plot of land located over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. The city currently anticipates the WWTP will treat 3 million-gallons-per-day (mgd) of wastewater capacity.
The project will feature an on-site treatment facility in conjunction with off-site infrastructure designed to convey raw wastewater, effluent and reuse water. In addition to the plant, the city will build an on-site reuse storage tank and pumping facilities. The structure will include dedicated process areas, including coarse and fine screens, an influent lift station, grit removal, aeration basins, clarifiers, filters, disinfection and solids handling.
Off-site infrastructure planned to support WWTP operations includes building an effluent line to Jennings Branch, a force main connection from Sun City to Northlands and a reuse line connection to the Sun City Reclaimed System. The city will also build a lift station facility along Cowan Creek.
Plans include constructing an interim package plant to provide 1 mgd of wastewater treatment capacity. The plant is a temporary solution to meet the city’s wastewater treatment demands while the Northlands WWTP is under construction.
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