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Hot Springs puts $16.35M water plan and $27.24M wastewater plan on state water plan to preserve funding options
Summary
City council voted to submit the 2025 drinking water facility plan ($16,349,697) and the 2025 wastewater facility plan, Alternative 3 (MBBR) ($27,241,000) to the South Dakota state water plan so the city can apply for low-interest loans, grants and loan forgiveness in future funding rounds.
The Hot Springs City Council voted to submit two facility plans to the South Dakota state water plan on motions that passed by voice vote, giving the city the ability to seek state funding later for upgrades to the city's water and wastewater systems.
Jim Jones, with engineering firm AE2S, told the council that placing the plans on the state water plan does not obligate the city to build the projects now but is required to be eligible for future state loans and grants. "You're under no obligation to seek state funding for any of those projects by having them on the state water plan, but you cannot ask for state funding if they are not on the state water plan," Jones said.
The drinking-water plan includes four recommended projects that together total $16,349,697. Jones highlighted work at the Evans pump station as an early priority: the facility's pumps and related piping, controls and metering would be rebuilt or upsized so a single pump could deliver roughly 2,300'2,500 gallons per minute while preserving a second pump for…
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