Corpus Christi city leaders approved a major upgrade to the city’s water treatment system that will eliminate health and safety risks associated with chlorine gas.
The City Council approved a $100.6 million construction contract with Reytec Construction Resources, Inc. of Houston to replace the aging chlorine gas system at O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant with a safer on-site chlorine generation system.
The new system will eliminate potential chlorine gas exposure risks to plant workers and surrounding neighborhoods while improving the reliability of water disinfection for the city’s drinking water supply…