Renovation of a water / sewer project in Bozeman, Montana. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Hydraulic capacity improvements for the existing treatment processes employed at the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) are necessary to meet the 20-year planning horizon. These improvements will be the second and final phase of a project to upgrade the WRF capacity to a 14.6 million-gallons-per-day (mgd) average daily design flow identified in the 2022 WRF Facilities Plan. The existing WRF average day design capacity is 8.5 mgd. The 2022 WRF Facilities Plan identifies existing process improvements necessary to increase the base hydraulic capacity to 14.6 mgd. A phased approach is called for, since some process elements have more current available capacity than others. Base hydraulic capacity improvements are intended to maintain the current treated effluent performance levels of the WRF and are not designed to further reduce effluent nutrient (nitrogen and phoshporus) concentrations. Phase 2 base hydraulic capacity improvements identified in the 2022 WRF Facilities Plan include the construction of two new secondary clarifiers, upgrade of the existing bioreactor number1 by retrofitting to a 5-stage bardenpho process, and the addition of one aeration blower. This project is included in the city's fy 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program. As of January 22, 2025, further details regarding design and construction timelines have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.