Clear Creek Water Reclamation Plant enters design phase with $45.53M contract

“By constructing a plant and treating wastewater within the basin, we can alleviate strain on our conveyance infrastructure as well as open up capacity at the Pecan Creek plant,” Pedigo said.

City documents state the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a permit in 2025 for the Clear Creek plant to process 10 million gallons of water per day.

Zooming in

The new treatment plant will include:

• A grit removal system
• Biological nutrient removal
• Odor control systems
• Ultraviolet disinfection
• Membrane bioreactor treatment

Some background

The city purchased the land to build the treatment plant in 2000. By 2003, the plant’s design was 85% complete when a change in development trends caused the city to pause the project, council documents state.

The plant will serve the northern area of the city and county, according to the 2023 Wastewater Master Plan.

In March, the Pecan Creek plant in southeast Denton received $90 million in funding to increase its capacity from 21 million gallons per day to 30 million gallons per day, according to previous reporting.

Looking ahead

The plant’s design is scheduled to be completed in December 2028. City documents state construction on the plant will start in December 2028 and wrap up in December 2032.