SAN BENITO — Officials are mum after agreeing to settle a lawsuit with companies behind the construction of the $17 million water plant they shut down three years ago.
City commissioners met in closed session with City Attorney Ricardo Morado before announcing the settlement Tuesday.
Now, officials plan to work to reopen the water plant they argued did not property operate. San Benito Mayor Ben Gomez said the city will begin work to open the plant that was first opened in 2009.
The city had planned a $3 million project to upgrade its 90-year-old water plant after it became its primary source of water in 2014.
Now, the city will continue to maintain the old plant at least until it is able to make the new plant operational, Commissioner Esteban Rodriguez said.
The city’s lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial June 12.
Companies named in the lawsuit included Siemens Corp., U.S. Filter Wastewater Group Inc., Evoqua Water Technologies, and Cruz-Hogan Consultants.
In the lawsuit, the city argued the water plant never properly operated.
