In May of 2013 council authorized staff to enter into a contract with CDM Smith for the design of Phase 1 of the Wastewater Plant renovation. Renovation of the Wastewater Plant is a project identified in the 10-year Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Plan and is split into two phases. The project will be funded with Certificates of Obligation and like the State mandated Seven Year Sanitary Sewer program was identified to reduce and possibly eliminate sanitary sewer overflows. Estimate cost of construction is $6,755,000.