Chinook plant plans $3.3 million upgrade

Chinook plant plans $3.3 million upgrade

The Chinook wastewater treatment plant will receive a desperately needed upgrade late this summer, city officials said.

Grant and loan dollars have been secured for the project, which will cost $3.3 million, Chinook Mayor Bill Oehmcke said Wednesday. The project will be done in two phases, and should be completed early next year, he said.

The 17-year-old waste treatment plant has been plagued with a number of problems in recent years, including a severely deteriorating building, aging screw pumps, a cracked drying bed and pipes that are susceptible to f...