The Fort Pierce Utility Authority (FPUA) has secured $5 million in funding to boost its project of relocating its aging wastewater treatment plant. This funding will bring the project across the finish line, and ensure access to clean water as the city continues to grow.
The current plant, perched on South Hutchinson Island within a storm surge zone, has been a vulnerability for the city. During hurricanes and severe storms, the risk of sewage spills is a pressing concern, and its location in an environmentally sensitive area near the Indian River Lagoon only heightens the urgency of the move.
“This appropriation will be used in the design and construction of projects on the conveyance system that will redirect the flow from the South Hutchinson Island treatment plant to the new facility,” said Calvin Daniels, project manager at FPUA. “This is a critical and complex part of the project, and it’s already in motion.”…