https://www.constructiondive.com/news/austin-texas-wastewater-updates/718171/

Dive Brief:

• More than $1 billion in upgrades are coming to the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in east Austin. The plant, one of Austin Water’s two major facilities, treats wastewater from the city’s sewer system before routing it back into the Colorado River.
• The Austin City Council on May 30 approved multiple contracts to design, rebuild and replace aging parts of the 47-year-old plant and to improve its operational and environmental features. A wall will be built around the facility to protect it from floodwaters and make it more resilient to extreme weather.
  
• Every area of the plant will undergo construction, and all work will take place as the facility continues to operate, according to a City of Austin news release. Construction on the expansion is expected to begin in 2025.