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Harrington authorizes up to $912,000 to replace failed wastewater blowers; public hearing set on CDBG emergency grant
Summary
City commissioners authorized up to $912,000 to purchase two replacement blowers after both aging units failed at the wastewater treatment plant, and scheduled a special public hearing on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) emergency application.
Harrington commissioners voted to authorize the initial release of funds of up to $912,000 to buy two replacement blowers for the city wastewater treatment plant and scheduled a special public hearing on the city's CDBG emergency grant application.
The action follows the failure of both of the plant's primary blowers, which staff said are central to keeping wastewater moving through the biological treatment basins. A staff member told the commission the plant is operating on temporary commercial-grade air compressors that run on diesel and are expensive to operate.
The commission's authorization allows staff to place an order for two new blowers from the vendor listed in the agenda packet and to fund the purchase temporarily from the city's electric reserve fund…
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