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City of Wichita receives positive update on state of new water treatment plant

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — The Wichita City Council received an update on Tuesday regarding the current state of Wichita’s new water treatment plant.

Repairs on the damaged clarifiers that 12 News reported on last year are wrapping up.

Wichita Water Works said that testing is going well. The goal is still to let the city take over operations of the plant sometime in the fall.

From there, the city will operate the facility for six months before it goes live.

Gary Janzen, Director of Public Works & Utilities, shared an update on the water being used for testing.

“The water is being pumped through the pipeline up near our current facility. Botanica is capturing as much of that test water as they can. I think Lynette had said they used over a million gallons already, and they’re going to keep on taking as much as they can, especially with the heat,” Janzen said.

Wichita Water Partners said the rain we’ve seen this summer, along with recent heat and humidity, have impacted repair efforts.

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