Atlanta proposes $6 million for failing wastewater clarifier components

A first-reading ordinance on the City Utilities Committee’s Sept. 29 agenda proposes moving $6 million from water and wastewater reserves to the Westech Clarifiers Replacement Project. It proposes funding, not completed replacements.

The ordinance says aging clarifier components have repeatedly failed and limited capacity at the R.M. Clayton, South River and Utoy Creek water reclamation centers. The funds would replace mechanical components for up to three clarifiers through an existing parts-and-services contract; it does not assign one replacement to each center.