Public Works Director Tom Wetor explained the workings of the new water treatment plant on Feb. 7. The plant modernizes Wrangell's drinking water filtration process and will be fully operational in the coming months.
After seven years of planning and almost 18 months of construction, Wrangell's state-of-the-art water treatment plant is in the final phases. The $23 million project not only modernizes Wrangell's system but ensures the town is better prepared for future dry spells.
The plant will likely go fully online this spring.
The current plant started operations in 1999, and many of its pieces are being repurposed into the new plant just next door. While the current plant initially relies on an electrical current to break apart the organic matter in the water, the new plant purifies water through a diss...
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