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City presents $207.3 million overhaul of water reclamation facility; systems online targeted for 2027
Summary
Operations engineering manager Eduardo Lopez told the Legal and Finance Committee that Rapid City's Water Reclamation Facility project has a $207.3 million budget, construction milestones completed through early 2025, and a commissioning milestone targeted for 2027 with project completion in winter 2028.
The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee heard a progress report April 30 on the city's Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) improvements project, which staff described as the city's largest infrastructure undertaking to date.
Operations engineering manager Eduardo (Eddie) Lopez, the WRF project manager, told the committee the project carries a $207,300,000 budget composed of $136,500,000 in State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, a $52,800,000 ARPA grant and $18,000,000 from the city's enterprise sewer funds. "This is the city's largest infrastructure project to date," Lopez said, and added that staff now report all monies secured for the program.
Timeline and milestones: Lopez said phase 2 is scheduled for completion in winter 2028, with a major systems commissioning milestone planned for 2027. Construction milestones noted in…
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