Despite delays, Bastrop Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 came online in mid-May. While the completion of the plant increases the city’s wastewater treatment capacity by 2 million gallons a day, expansions to the plant are already expected to accommodate increased need.
By the numbers
The expansion would see an increase to the plant's daily capacity by 6 million to 8 million gallons, City Manager Sylvia Carrillo said. At full capacity, the plant can process 10 million gallons a day. The new plant will also take on some flows from the existing plant Nos. 1-2 to aid its rehabilitation.
- Plant Nos. 1-2: 2 million gallons per day
- Plant No. 3: 2 million gallons per day
- Planned expansion: 6 million-8 million gallons per day
Construction on the $32.6 million plant began in spring 2021, and it was originally planned to begin operating April 1.
