Detroit Lakes new wastewater treatment facility hosts open house
The new wastewater treatment facility in Detroit Lakes was opened to members of the public for guided tours on Tuesday, May 18. The more than $33 million plant has the ability to handle 2.21 million gallons of wastewater per day, nearly twice the city s waste on average, and is designed to last for the next 20 years, according to the city s public utilities general manager. 6:06 am, May 19, 2021 ×
Vernell Roberts, general manager for Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, gives a tour of wastewater anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic zones at the new Detroit Lakes wastewater treatment plant during their open house on May 18, 2021. The new $33 million facility eliminates 94% of phosphorus and 75% of nitrogen from the plant s outflow, which ends up in Lake St. Clair. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
By Doug Barrett
May 13, 2021 | 7:48 AM
Northwood (ND) has secured a $7 million dollar Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. The money will be used to improve portions of the sanitary sewer system and install a citywide storm sewer system.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides part of the SRF Programs funding, which offers below-market interest rate loans to political subdivisions for financing projects authorized under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
Six Ways the Funds Can be Used
Today, the U.S. Treasury released the Interim Final Rule on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The funds were authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was signed into law earlier this year. Under the ARPA, states, territories, metropolitan cities, counties and tribal governments will receive the funds directly from the U.S. Treasury. Local governments that are deemed non-entitlement entities will receive the funds through the state government. The Treasury Department said it expects to issue additional guidance on the distributions to NEUs next week.
Timing and Distribution of Funds