The City of Brady and Enprotec, Hibbs & Todd (eHT) announced some very good news on Friday stating that after 12 months of successful monthly water quality reporting, the City has achieved compliance with the 2016 United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Agreed Order for violation of the drinking water standards for radionuclides consisting radium 226, radium 228 and gross alpha particles. The City was able to achieve compliance with near zero levels of radionuclides for 12 consecutive months of water treatment operations. The project is a culmination of 12-years of planning, funding acquisition, land acquisition, design, construction, and operation.
eHT worked with the City to acquire funding from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) of $31,410,0000, including $19,327,000 in grant and a 0% interest loan resulting in saving finance costs of approximately $5,500,000. eHT successfully used the TWDB Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and the Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) to secure the funding.
The Radionuclide Reduction Project completed by eHT included planning, design and construction of a radionuclide reduction treatment plant, water transmission lines, ground storage tanks, elevated storage tanks, and rehabilitation of the City’s seven groundwater well facilities. The project was constructed using the alternative delivery method of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR).
