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BY JACQUELYN BURRER
Doe Branch water reclamation plant moves forward for Prosper, Celina
Plans to expand Prosper and Celina’s shared water reclamation plant are moving forward. At their respective Dec. 9 meetings, Prosper Town Council and Celina City Council received an update on the Upper Trinity Regional Water District Doe Branch Water Reclamation Plant, which serves both communities. Prosper and Celina officials agreed to fund an expansion of the plant in April 2024. What happened Celina City Council unanimously approved a $12 million increase to the project’s most recent contract amendment. According to Celina city doc- uments, the project will expand the plant’s capacity from 4 million gallons per day to 12 million gallons per day, or mgd, and add a waste- water pipeline extension from the plant to Fishtrap Road.
The project was initially estimated to cost around $209.9 million, with Prosper and Celina splitting the cost evenly. However, costs later increased to $242.4 million in April 2024 and $268.7 million in August 2025, according to Celina city documents. Celina’s share has increased from $121.5 million to $135 million. Pros- per’s portion decreased from $121.5 million to $101 million after the town reduced its flow allocation from 4 mgd to 3 mgd, according to city documents. Celina Assistant City Manager Kimberly Brawner said the increase is expected to be the final
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Construction on the pipeline is expected to be completed in fall 2027, with the plant expansion projected to finish in fall 2028.
Timeline of events
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Fall 2028: Projected completion of plant expansion
April 2024: Prosper and Celina agree to expansion project September 2024: UTRWD begins construction
Fall 2027: Projected completion of pipeline construction
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Late 2021: Plant completes previous expansion project
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Prosper OKs new public works space
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After Prosper voters rejected a bond proposition for a new public works and parks service center, Prosper Town Council approved just under $23 million in funding to move forward with a scaled- back version of the facility. What it means At their Dec. 9 meeting, council members approved a $22.99 million construction contract
with Byrne Construction for the administration building. Director of Public Works Carrie Jones said town staff worked with Byrne to scale back the project after the 2025 bond election, reducing features and “shelling” portions of the building to fit available funding. The facility will be located close to downtown Prosper at 601 W. Fifth St.
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