Hot Springs City Council discusses dire state of its Wastewater Treatment Facility

  • Wastewater Foreman Jassen Correll peers down into one of the plant’s two clarifier pools on Monday, Sept. 22. The city facility, which was built in 1984, is considered 15 to 20 years past its useful life and is likely going to see a multimillion dollar upgrade in the near future. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    Wastewater Foreman Jassen Correll peers down into one of the plant’s two clarifier pools on Monday, Sept. 22. The city facility, which was built in 1984, is considered 15 to 20 years past its useful life and is likely going to see a multimillion dollar upgrade in the near future. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS – The City of Hot Springs’ dire situation with its wastewater treatment facility was discussed at length during last Monday night’s Sept. 15 meeting, where the city council unanimously approved submitting a pair of applications to the State Water Plan for future consideration.

    The applications include one for the city’s wastewater system totaling more than $27.2 million as well as one f…