The Bryant Water and Wastewater Committee heard the first "Mo's Minutes" update during its regular meeting.
Water and Wastewater Analyst Moriah Winkler discussed projects and the Water and Wastewater Master Plan.
She started by explaining the process of getting funding from the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission and the different projects the city is applying to have funded.
She discussed the Master Plan and why it is needed.
"The purpose of the Master Plan is to evaluate the city's existing infrastructure and our need for future infrastructure, capacity fees, impact fees, connection fees, growth patterns, plans for future customers and expansions," Winkler said.
The current plan was created in 2008.
"We have outgrown our Master Plan," she said.
Public Works plans to move forward using Crist Engineering to create the plan. The firm created the current plan.
Currently, she said the ordinances for fees are so spread out they struggle to keep up with the correct fees. Once the plan is complete, they will be able to clean up the fees.
There are several projects that Winkler said need to be started in the next three years totally up to $18 million. Many of them are due to reaching close to capacity. She told the committee the city must stay in compliance with the regulatory agencies or risk huge fines.
She told the committee the city is partnering with the Partnership for Safe Water to optimize the city's systems. They will be collecting data to detect weakness in the system. She said it will take time to get the results.
Public Works Director Tim Fournier said Metron has updated more than 2,000 meters with 99 percent reporting. They need risers to allow some meters to report.
The committee approved several lead adjustments that resulted from the freeze in December.
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