IMPERIAL — The city’s water and wastewater treatment plants are still under an emergency declaration following the failure of certain systems last month that have yet to be repaired.
The City Council upheld the designation at its meeting Wednesday night.
The public isn’t affected by the declaration, Imperial City Manager Marlene Best said before the meeting, but she noted the public was close to being impacted.
Last month a standby emergency generator at the water plant broke down while two systems failed at the wastewater treatment plant, including a clarifier.
An emergency was declared to give Best the expenditure capability to expedite the repairs. But repairs are still needed, city Public Services Director Jackie Loper said to the council, noting certain parts needed haven’t been delivered yet.
The clarifier is operational, he added, but there are still repairs that could take about 25 days to be completed.
Staff Writer Alejandro Dávila can be reached at 760-337-3445 or adavila@ivpressonline.com
Meeting glance
Here are four things that happened at Wednesday’s City Council meeting
1 — The city’s pavement assessment was awarded to IMS Infrastructure Management Services. The contract is worth about $57,000. Pavement assessment ranks the condition of city streets and allows the city to better understand which roads to rehabilitation
2 — New equipment for the police evidence room was approved by the council. Police were given a little more than $33,000 to purchase specialized storage equipment. Funding comes from asset forfeiture funds.
3 — Loan financing for a community center/senior housing project was approved by the City Council. The city agreed to loan $1.3 million of successor agency funding to EAH Housing. Depending on further financing of this project, set to be placed on the corner of North Imperial Avenue and 10th Street, development could start as early as 2014.
4 — Resident Sarah Gaddis was appointed to the library board.
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