Proposed water and sewer projects presented to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen on April 10th were estimated at $105 Million.
City Administrator Eric Stuckey, CIP/City Engineer David Parker and Water Management Director Mark Hilty explained details of projects totaling over $105 million, some of which may be funded between 2012 and 2015. Funding mechanisms being explored are revenue bonds, State Revolving Fund loans, and grant opportunities, according to documents provided to aldermen by Stuckey.
The proposals include about $9.8 million in water treatment plant improvements,$2.1 million in modifications to the water distribution system “to reduce water age and improve overall water quality,$65.9 million for treating biosolids up to 16 million gallons per day, including $20 million for a “screw press” and $23.5 million for a “solar dryer,$18.6 million to expand the existing waste water treatment plan to 16 Million Gallons per day, $5.6 million to be divided between water treatment and distribution and wastewater collection and treatment,$3.5 million for automated metering infrastructure.
It seems like Birmingham started one of these projects not long ago, and the estimates we not even close to the completed cost, and now the city can’t pay for it. Of course some of these project will be forced on the city by a very aggressive EPA.
