Govalle Wastewater Treatment Plant - Austin, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 15.092 W 097° 40.784
14R E 627020 N 3347394
Facility is behind a locked gate. Fence surrounding the facility is overgrown with vines and provides excellent protection from public view.
Waymark Code: WM136ME
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2020
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Living New Deal"In 1934, the Public Works Administration approved a $500,000 grant and loan package for the construction of a sewage disposal plant for the City of Austin. The city purchased 31 acres of land along the Colorado River for the site of the new plant, which was to be a revolutionary facility designed for a relatively new treatment process using activated sludge. The city hired the architecture and engineering consulting firm of Hawley, Freese and Nichols to design the 6 million gallon a day plant. Brown and Root, Inc. received the contract to build the plant in November 1935. In May 1937, the Govalle Wastewater Treatment Plant was finished.
The Govalle Plant treated wastewater for 69 years before it was decommissioned in October 2006. The site continues to serve the city as the Austin Water Utility Govalle Occupational Development and Support Center."