Wednesday, April 07, 1999
Wyoming building new water plant
Construction begins for 2000 finish
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
WYOMING — Construction is under way on the city's new water treatment facility and officials expect that by this time next year, water will be pouring through the plant to customers.
On Tuesday, construction workers began pouring concrete to build walls and supports for various basins and holding tanks, said Dan Sarbach, Wyoming assistant public works director.
“Right now, everything is on schedule. We expect to do a start-up test in either January or February 2000 and if everything goes well the plant will begin operating in March,” he said.
The new structure is being built down the street from the city's 107-year-old existing plant at 606 Van Roberts Place Ave., which is still being used.
For more than 30 years, Wyoming officials have discussed building a new water plant to replace the aging and outdated one that has struggled to meet the city's growing water needs.
Public Works Director Dan Sullivan has said the existing plant can process about 2 million gallons per day and supplies water to about 9,700 people.
The highest water water usage level was recorded during the summer of 1997 when about 3 million gallons of water were used in one day.
On an average day, officials said, 1 million gallons are sufficient. The new plant will be able to produce 3.1 million gallons of water per day.
Last July, council turned down a proposal to purchase water from Cincinnati in favor of building a new state-of-the-art, energy-efficient water treatment system.
The structure is being financed by a $5.8 million state loan requiring a 20-year repayment of $400,000 annually from Wyoming.
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