Cloth Disk Filtration Capital Improvement Project

WalCoMet is in the process of a $20.5 million capital improvement project. The improvements include upgrading the tertiary treatment from sand filtration to cloth disk filtration, upgraded chemical storage, motor control center replacement, and an expansion of the administration and control portion of the water reclamation facility (WRF). The project is required to comply with ultra-low phosphorus limits in the upcoming WPDES permit in July 2024. The upgrades will allow the WRF to keep phosphorus concentrations below the 0.075 mg/L requirements in the new permit and will provide enough filter capacity to adequately treat peak flows up to 30 million gallons per day.