BY SAM SCHAFFER
Project milestones
Looking ahead
A closer look
Submitted to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality review December 2024-May 2025 Pilot facility designed February 2025-October 2025 Pilot facility under construction November 2025-June 2026 Advanced water purication facility to go out for design and bidding January 2027-December 2030 Pilot facility to undergo testing July 2026-April 2027
During the pilot period, Perkins said city sta and consulting engineers will study data from the facility to determine which of the ltration methods is most suitable for Liberty Hill. The city will then submit its plan for the full plant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Once the full-scale plant comes online, there will be an additional three-month testing period before implementation. About 60 community members attended an event with city sta and council to learn more about the system in August. Several residents expressed concerns about the quality of the treated water. Liberty Hill Mayor Crystal Mancilla said the city is dedicated to being as transparent about health and safety procedures as possible. “People came with concerns, and they left with a sense that the city is vetting the process and it will be safe,” she said. “I denitely didn’t start on the bandwagon at rst. By vetting it myself, I feel it’s going to be a safe and reliable
Liberty Hill’s reuse facility is one of the rst in Texas, but it’s not expected to be the last. According to the Texas Water Development Board’s 2022 State Water Plan, reuse facilities are expected to grow by 15% statewide between 2020-70. The TWDB has recommended implementing water reuse plants in more than a dozen locations to alleviate water supply concerns in drought-prone regions. Mancilla said the water reuse plant is just one piece of the city’s long-term water plan. “[The water reuse plant is] not going to address all of our needs, but it’s going to address a lot of them," she said. "The city has been working on a strategic plan of not just one or two sources but having a very robust water portfolio. I wanted us to have ownership of our own destiny with water, and I believe we’re going to have some exciting things to bring to the community."
SOURCE: CITY OF LIBERTY HILLCOMMUNITY IMPACT
resource for the community.” Perkins said the full-scale facility is expected to cost the city around $22 million. The city expects much of the costs to be o set by grants, and it will take out low-interest loans to supplement any remaining funding needs.
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