For several weeks, the city of Wolfforth has been waiting on the arrival of an acid neutralization tank to take the next step in its EDR, or Electro Dialysis Removal, system that will help improve the treatment of the city’s water supply.

City Manager Darrell Newsom confirmed Tuesday the wait is over.

“The tank is here with no damage,” he said.

According to the Russell Reid website, a company that provides professional non-hazardous waste solutions ranging from wastewater to solid waste, the acid neutralization tank’s primary purpose is to neutralize wastewater with a low pH or acidic wastewater.

The $6.7 million multi-phase project was at a standstill for quite some time as a lot of construction is based around the tank being installed.

Now that the tank has arrived, the next step in the project will involve placing it about 6 feet into the ground.

“To set that tank down in there they have to drill a hole, build a slab get it all set and ready to go and kind of build its own structure around it. So, the tank is kind of an integral part.”

Newsom said after the tank is placed into the ground and the required slab is built onto it, workers will begin the plumbing phase of the project that will call for several lines to be run to the tank itself.

The tank was a specially made item that had to be replaced after the original was damaged, according to the city manager.

Attempts to reach OJD Engineering, who is helping build the system, were made but the company was not available for comment.

Check next week’s Frenship Today for another update on the EDR project.

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