AUSTIN WATER PLANT APPROVED

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) – The city council has voted in favor of funding the city’s fourth water treatment plant, a decision that will create thousands of local jobs.

The $849 million Water Treatment Plant 4 will bring an estimated 3,000 additional construction jobs to Austin.

The current economic climate has allowed the city to build the plant for 20 percent less. However, opponents say the plant will raise water rates by 15 percent.
The plant will sit on 92 acres in northwest Austin at FM 620 and Bullick Hollow Rd. The land was purchased last year with funds approved by a 1984 bond vote.