Cedar Rapids officials propose major upgrades to Water Pollution Control Facility

Significant upgrades are being proposed for the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) near Bertram, the state’s largest water treatment plant by volume and a vital facility for some of the area’s largest industrial companies.

Now, city officials say, comes the difficult part – how to pay for those upgrades.

At its Dec. 7 meeting, the Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approved a request from utilities director Roy Hesemann…