Background
Flows to the wastewater treatment plant exceeded 75% of the existing capacity, which violated the 75/90 percent rule manadated by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), previously known as Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). The plant has not met the discharge permit levels for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and minimum limit of chlorine residual. For the drinking water system, for the previous five years, the drinking water quality state standards have not been met in total dissolved solids, iron, and manganese. There was also inadequate fire protection and low pressures.
Description
The purpose of the project was to improve water quality by installing treatment units to remove iron and manganese, to increase capacity by upgrading the existing wastewater collection and treatment system, contributing to the reduction of groundwater pollution and the risk of waterborne diseases.
Benefits
The project consists of the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), rehabilitation of the sewer collection and water distribution and treatment systems to remove of Iron and Manganese from water for the community of Fabens, Texas
