A project to make Charleston’s water the best-tasting it’s ever been is having setbacks, which may delay tasting the anticipated delicious, clean water.

The city has ended its contract with a company hired to design and build the new Waste Water Treatment Plant, which will eliminate bad taste and odor associated with the old plant, which was expected to be completed next fall.

The company, Black & Veatch Corporation, based in Chesterfield, Miss., has been terminated from the job by the city, but City Manager Alan Probst could not comment on the reason because of pending litigation.

The city now intends to contract the Springfield-based firm of Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. to design the building.