St. George's latest upgrade: $60 million expansion of wastewater treatment plant

Construction is set to start this summer on a major expansion of the St George water treatment plant, a process expected to take several years and cost some $60 million. The St. George City Council accepted a $25.3 million bid in April to starting building headworks and a UV disinfection system, the first phase in a series of three major projects that water managers say could essentially double the plant’s capacity. The first phase of construction is expected to take about 20 months; a second phase could cost $39 million and take up to two years to build. At that point, the project could be on hold for several years while managers wait for population growth to necessitate the third and final phase. The Spectrum