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Winona seeks $12 million in state bonding to meet MPCA nutrient rules
Summary
City of Winona told the House Capital Investment Committee it needs about $36 million to replace aging wastewater treatment technology and is requesting $12 million in state bonding to meet impending MPCA nutrient removal requirements while limiting large rate increases for residents.
The City of Winona asked the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee on March 11 for $12,000,000 from the state bonding bill to help pay for a roughly $36,000,000 wastewater treatment upgrade.
The project would replace the plant's original treatment technology to meet "MPCA mandated nutrient removal requirements," city engineer Brian Dufresne told the committee. Dufresne said the city must complete the work by 2028 and that design- and construction-cost inflation has driven the estimate up from roughly $14,000,000…
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