Wastewater

WILLMAR –– The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is taking public comments on the agency’s proposal to reissue a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit to BNSF Railway’s railroad yard stormwater and wastewater ponds in Willmar. The BNSF Railway yard is located...

MAYNARD — The city of Maynard is moving forward with plans to upgrade its wastewater treatment infrastructure and put its worries of backups and flooding behind it, thanks to $2.9 million in funding being provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. Maynard...

ST. PAUL — The new owner of the ethanol plant in Buffalo Lake will be responsible for paying a $10,000 civil penalty resulting from a previous wastewater violation, according to information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. In October 2012, Renville County officials...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council's Finance Committee could be nearing the end of its discussion on proposing higher sewer rates to pay debt service, operation and maintenance of the $83 million wastewater treatment facility. The committee asked finance consultant Springsted Inc....

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council’s Finance Committee is continuing the discussion begun late last year on a proposed five-year schedule of wastewater rate increases. The increases are being recommended by financial adviser Springsted Inc. of St. Paul. The city engaged...

The facility has new and redundant systems to meet new water quality effluent limits for removal of phosphorus and ammonia. Higher quality effluent is released into Hawk Creek within the Minnesota River Basin.

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has approved a change order in the loan agreement with the Public Facilities Authority for decommissioning old wastewater facilities. The change order will separate the decommissioning work into two phases: decommissioning the old wastewater treatment...

WILLMAR -- Willmar's new wastewater treatment plant completed a seven-day test run this week without any operating issues. Plant contractor Graham Construction Services began the test run known as a systems demonstration on Aug. 16.