A 2011 Sanitary Sewer Service Study done by FOX clearly revealed a critical need to provide sewer service to a future growth area east of the city. Proactive collection system planning made it possible to proceed with almost $5 million in improvements to sewer and water systems, paving the way for additional economic growth. In […]

Challenge: North Liberty’s Water Treatment Plant was originally constructed in the late 1970s and underwent its first expansion in 2001, a project that was expected to have a 10-year life. However, population growth exceeded optimistic projections and demand was quickly reaching capacity. Upgrades were made to increase well capacity and an Aquifer Storage and Recovery […]

CHALLENGE: The city’s existing water treatment facility, which underwent its last major expansion in 1992, utilized an electrodialysis reversal (EDR) treatment process.  Portions of the facility that housed the city’s high service pump dated back to 1924. While the EDR systems provided the city with many years of reliable service, aging equipment and lack of […]