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Itasca authorizes up to $80,000 emergency purchase of VFDs after July lightning damaged wastewater controls; insurance claim under review
Summary
Following a lightning event that damaged variable frequency drives at the wastewater plant, the village approved an emergency purchase and installation of replacement VFDs not to exceed $80,000; staff reported parts retained for insurer review and said they had ordered replacements quickly to restore redundancy.
The Village of Itasca Village Board on Aug. 5 approved an emergency purchase and installation of variable frequency drives (VFDs) for wastewater plant controls, not to exceed $80,000, after a suspected lightning event in late July damaged multiple VFD units and associated components.
What happened: Staff described a power event around July 24–26 that "cooked a couple of VFDs, overheated them, melted some components" and blew…
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