News-Press August 07, 2007 Council Approves Plans for Wastewater Treatment Plant http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS0110/708070407/1075 Council approved a planned development for a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 12 million gallons a day to deal with growth of the city's east side. Planned on city-owned landfill property between Buckingham and Lee streets just west of Alvin Avenue, the project includes a 16 acre nursery, 7 acres of water storage, a 25-acre park and 42-acres of water retention. City engineer Saeed Kazemi said the plant needs to be operational within three years in order to meet anticipated demand.