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South Beloit staff says aging lift stations force costly sewer upgrades, explores metering options to reduce bills
Summary
Public works staff told the City Council the city must replace its oldest lift station and consider new sewer metering and rate changes after a sewer rate study; staff warned the project will be expensive and said grant funding has been limited.
South Beloit public works staff told the City Council on June 2 that the city’s oldest sewer infrastructure needs replacement and that the resulting cost will likely require higher sewer rates or other mitigation.
A public works staff member who delivered the sewer report said the city "needs to replace Lift Station 1. It hasn't had anything done in a very, very long time," and noted the force main under the river is an undersized 4-inch line installed in the 1960s. The staff member added: "It's only gonna get more expensive and that's our oldest lift station."
The council was told the rate study was thorough and highlighted a few concentrated needs that the study placed highest: replacing Lift Station 1, abandoning a second old lift…
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