Town weighs sewer treatment options

Ridgway will likely upgrade its sewer plant at its current location, behind the public works property at 501 Otto St. The council had examined some alternative sites but they presented their own challenges, namely cost and concern about impacts to surrounding development. At a budget workshop Oct. 31, Town Engineer Joanne Fagan presented a fourth possible location for a plant on property north of San Miguel Power Association. The location would be closer to the Uncompahgre River and farther away from the River Park neighborhood and Ridgway Secondary School than three other proposed sites on the same 34-acre parcel that were presented to the council in September. Relocating the plant would cost an additional $4 million in infrastructure – including building a new road and extending water and sewer lines – just to reach the new site, according to an estimate sheet Fagan presented. The plant needs to be upgraded to keep up with state treatment standards.

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