Weatherford to shift wholesale wastewater flows to Willow Park treatment facility; startup slated for Sept. 18

A semi-annual update on the wholesale wastewater project said contractors are nearing completion and the switch of wholesale flows is planned for late September.

Presenter Sterling Aaron said the project — a new lift station and force main to divert currently wholesale wastewater flows — has been under construction for about a year and that "our goal is on September 30 to have that transition," with initial pipeline testing targeted for Sept. 18. He told the board that the current wholesale contract with Hudson Oaks comes to an end at the end of October and that the transition plan includes several weeks of testing before wastewater flows are directed to the new joint treatment facility shared by Willow Park and Hudson Oaks.

City and contractor representatives said they will monitor testing closely and communicate promptly to Weatherford staff should any setbacks require an extension or additional coordination before the contract expires.