Leander
signed a purchase agreement for Sandy Creek Water Treatment Plant on Oct. 14,
following almost a full year of negotiation with LCRA to purchase the facility.
According
to city officials, this means Leander residents are avoiding the possibility of
having a private contractor run the facility and increasing rates in the
future. Leander will pay $36.6 million for the facility, but officials say ownership
will allow the city to charge its approximately 9,000 water customers at cost.
Leander has
been working toward the goal of purchasing Sandy Creek WTP since LCRA announced
its intention to sell the water and waste-water treatment facility as a package
deal along with 31 other systems in November 2010. Leander officials were not
always convinced LCRA would sell the facility to the city, so the city filed a
lawsuit earlier this year
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