1.08.04 Platte West Water Treatment Plant Economic growth engine for the metro area The Platte West Water Treatment Plant at 216th & Q Sts. will cover a total of 630,511 sq. ft -- the size of three football fields. Similar to the Platte South Water Treatment Plant, the basins and filter beds will be under one roof. An underground reservoir will be built on the east side of the plant. There will be four lakes in front of the plant along with ample parking to accommodate school buses for tours. The plant will be fenced in for security. The goal of the plant and landscape design was to blend in with future development. Estimated to cost $300 million, the plant will add a 104 million-gallon-per-day pumping capacity to our system, bringing the total pumping capacity to 338 million gallons per day -- pumping capacity envisioned to meet demands for the next 75 years. Earthwork begins in Spring 2004. The plant is scheduled to go on-line in 2008. Click here to go to the top of this page

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