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Council approves KDHE loan increase to finance headworks and lift-station work at wastewater plant
Summary
The City of Hutchinson approved Loan Agreement Amendment No. 1 with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, increasing the existing State Revolving Fund loan from about $3.5 million to just over $5 million to finance permanent headworks repairs and lift station rehabilitation at the wastewater treatment facility.
The Hutchinson City Council on April 15 approved an ordinance to amend its loan agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), increasing the city's SRF loan from about $3.5 million to just over $5 million. City staff said roughly $1.5 million of the increase will fund a permanent repair at the headworks building to improve grit removal at the wastewater treatment plant.
Why it matters: The amendment supplies funds to complete long‑planned repairs at the wastewater treatment facility, addressing items identified in a 2018 limited site assessment and advancing work started in 2022. Funding approval moves the city from design and pre-construction into execution of…
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