APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – The City of Appleton hopes to bring in close to seven figures by selling some equipment.
Director Chris Shaw says the city’s Water Utility has purchased a $4-million dollar ultra-filtration process, allowing them to put their old one on the market.
“The process that we’re selling was just more labor intensive, required more energy, and required more chemicals so it will probably be sold, maybe not even to another water utility, but maybe to an industry that needs clean water, cooling water, processed water, that sort of thing.”
Shaw notes the city council gave approval Wednesday to enter into a six-month consignment agreement to sell the 17-year-old system.
“It’d go right back to the Water Utility and so that would reduce overall expenses, which means that prolongs rate increases.”
Shaw does not believe there has been an increase in Appleton since 2010.
Communications Director Chad Doran says the actual total the city is hoping for is $976,000, minus consignment fees.
Shaw says efficiencies in their new ultra-filtration process will allow the city to save $700,000-$800,000 per year.
