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Mound presents water plan as manganese persists; city seeks $40M solution, $30M gap remains
Summary
City staff reported ongoing manganese contamination in the distribution system, presented an updated estimated turnkey cost of about $40 million for a water treatment plant and associated infrastructure, and described progress and obstacles in securing state and federal funding.
City staff updated the Mound City Council on March 11 about progress toward a full water-treatment solution after manganese notifications began in 2021, saying manganese continues to appear at sampling points across the distribution system and a complete treatment-and-infrastructure solution is currently estimated near $40 million.
"Our focus is to provide the residents of Mound with safe and affordable drinking water," said Ryan, a city staff member who led the presentation. Staff said an initial study and earlier estimates put the total turnkey cost near $36 million; due to inflation and design updates that number is now being modeled at about $40 million.
Staff reported the city has received $10.3 million in a state appropriation and about $900,000 in a federal direct appropriation, leaving an approximate $30 million funding gap against the current estimate. Staff described multiple funding…
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