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14 <br /> <br />Freese and Nichols, Inc. <br />May 10, 1982 <br /> <br />STATUS REPORT <br /> <br />SAN MARCOS WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> The Texas Department of Water Resources (TDWR) has approved and the <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tentatively set to approve your <br />Facility Plan this week subject to a 30-day waiting period for final public <br />cogent. Step II, design engineering, and Step III, physical construction, <br />are the next steps in the process. <br /> <br /> During Step I, the wastewater collection and treatment needs of San <br />Marcos over the next 20 years were studied. The alternative solutions to <br />these problems were analyzed, and the most cost effective and <br />environmentally sound solutions were chosen. <br /> <br /> Freese and Nichols, Inc. have served as the consulting engineers on <br />this project, since its inception in May of 1979, and have coordinated <br />processing with EPA and the TDWR. <br /> <br /> The approved plan calls for expansion and improvement of the <br />wastewater treatment facilities of the City of San Marcos in two ways: <br />system rehabilitation and capacity expansion. T~e wastewater collection <br />system has excessive rain and ground water entering into it. Problems with <br />the collection system can be seen after even a moderate rainfall. <br />Overflows occur from several manholes in the wastewater collection system. <br />To determine how to solve this problem, a sanitary sewer evaluation was <br />conducted and many of the major stormwater leaks were located. Repairs <br />will be made to those for which it is cost effective. It was found that <br />the majority of the leaks could be cost effectively repaired. These <br />repairs will help prevent sewer overflows which could result in a health <br />hazard. <br /> <br /> <br />