McCORDSVILLE — The town of McCordsville is one of Indiana’s fastest-growing communities, and with that growth comes more wastewater.
Eighty percent of the McCordsville wastewater treatment plant’s capacity was used throughout 2018, according to a report released by the town.
To keep up with the developments McCordsville continues to draw, the plant is going to have to expand, town engineer Mark Witsman said.
The town plans to double the plant’s current capacity of 500,000 gallons per day to 1 million gallons per day.
The expansion is estimated to cost almost $5.9 million. Indianapolis-based Whitaker Engineering is designing the project, Witsman said.
Witsman said the project will include expanding existing tank capacity by about 40 percent while also adding other equipment and treatment capabilities.
“We’re adding capacity to every aspect of the plant,” Witsman said.
A building will also be expanded and a new building will be added to the plant property, located at 8260 N. County Road 600W, north of McCordsville Town Hall.
Witsman said the town will have to fund the project through a bond issue. Officials will consult with the town’s bond counsel in the future on what the best choice is, he continued.
He added that he’s not anticipating an increase in the town’s monthly wastewater rate, but he can’t rule it out.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management will spend about two to three months to review the project’s plans, Witsman said. After the town seeks bids for construction and awards one, the project will take 16 to 21 months to complete, according to a town report.
McCordsville’s plans come after New Palestine christened an expanded sewer plant in March. That facility cost $4.2 million and is capable of handling up to 500,000 gallons of waste per day, up from 239,000 gallons. Customer rates increased as a result of the expense.
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6,116
Estimated population of McCordsville as of 2017, according to census estimates. That’s an increase of nearly 20 percent since 2010.
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