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Modernizing our Treatment Plants
Water
It takes a dedicated team with up-to-date equipment and infrastructure to produce and distribute the 40 million gallons of treated water that our community uses every day. Upgrading and rehabilitating the water treatment plants is a top priority in a transforming community like Tyler.
Tyler Water Utilities (TWU) has extensively modernized the Golden Road Water Treatment Plant since it first came online in the 1940s. The plant uses 16 dual-media, rapid-sand filters as an essential part of the water treatment process. The Department rehabilitated filters 1 through 8 in the last several years. Over the next few years, TWU will reconstruct four more of the 16, including replacing the underdrain, media, and surface wash system.
Moreover, the upgrades will extend the life span of the filters, minimize the need for repairs, and improve the plant’s reliability. Up-to-date equipment and infrastructure reduce the risk of breakdowns, ensuring that the plant can operate continuously to provide consistent quality and safe drinking water to the City’s customers.
Upcoming Projects
- 2” Water Line Replacement: $1M
- Emergency Water Main Repairs: $725K
- Water System Improvements: $730K
- John Soules Foods Waterline Extension: $3.8M
- Shiloh Road Elevated Storage Tank and Pressure Plane: $2.6M
Water is pumped from Lake Palestine to our Water Treatment Plant.
Wastewater
Tyler is an ever-growing City, and we are increasing our capacity to serve the community. The wastewater treatment plants are receiving major equipment upgrades. A safer and more efficient administration building for the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant is nearing its final design stage. These improvements allow the plants to keep pace with the demands of a growing population dependent on their 24/7 operation.
The Southside and Westside Wastewater Treatment Plants will receive $3.66 million in upgrades to chlorination and dechlorination equipment essential to the function of the wastewater treatment process. The improvements will also ensure compliance with environmental regulations and protect the health of local waterways and wildlife.
TWU is also constructing a new administration building at the Westside plant as part of these improvements to replace the current facility that was built in 1966 and rehabbed in 1990. A well-equipped administration building housing a cutting-edge lab is a necessity for the safety and well-being of TWU employees.
Construction will begin this summer, and will finalize in mid-2024. These investments demonstrate Tyler Water Utilities’ commitment to providing safe and efficient wastewater treatment services for the City of Tyler.
Upcoming Projects
- Emergency Sewer Repairs: $134K
- Southside and Westside WWTP Chlorination and Dechlorination System Improvements: $3.6M
- Westside WWTP Lab and Administration Building: $2.4M
- Consent Decree Rehabilitation and Capacity Upgrades: $38M
CONSENT DECREE
Year 7 of the 10-year process
91.4 miles of lines assessed CCTV
231 number of manholes assessed
956 number of manholes repaired
4.78 miles of sewer lines repaired
479 grease trap inspections
