The city of Georgetown is planning a $343 million water reclamation facility (WRF) to bolster local water treatment capacity. The Three Forks WRF project is currently in the design phase, with construction for the bulk of work slated to begin in 2027.
The Three Forks WRF will initially be designed to handle between seven and 10.5 million gallons per day (mgd), supplementing Georgetown’s existing nearby wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) facilities. The project vision outlines the goal to expand the facility to 22 mgd in the future.
The plant will receive flow feeds from additional interceptor projects that are currently either under design or have already begun construction. The Three Forks WRF will be a greenfield plant built on a 60-acre site, designed to handle higher ( Biochemical Oxygen Demand levels, metals and assorted industrial contaminants. Effluent will be discharged to nearby water channels.
Plans for the site’s layout will incorporate a solids dewatering building, filtrate lift stations and sludge holding tanks, blowers and pumps. Additional features include disc filters, and RAS/WAS pump station, clarifiers, a clarifier splitter box and UV and NPW buildings.
The city will build an administration building on the property, as well as leaving the potential for an optional flood basin open. Plans include building an RO/UF facility, a chemical building, a main electrical building, main aeration blowers, treatment units and headworks. Additionally, the project will install an influent lift station and a dedicated entrance to the plant.
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