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Clarks Grove requests bonding to replace aging lift stations and treat copper levels; mayor cites tornado recovery and vulnerable residents
Summary
Clarks Grove officials said high copper levels and failing lift stations threaten drinking water and emergency response; the city sought state funds to replace aging sewer and water infrastructure.
Clarks Grove Mayor Bruce Hanson told the Capital Investment Committee on March 6 that the city faces failing lift stations and a water treatment need after elevated copper levels prompted concern about thyroid disease prevalence among residents. He said recent tornado damage and subsequent infrastructure repairs have exhausted local reserves and that lift stations—some sited on railroad property—are vulnerable and need relocation and replacement.
Public works staff and the mayor said the town of about 694 people has invested in roads and repairs after the tornado and that their utility funds are strained. They requested state assistance to replace lift stations, move a lift station off railroad property, and address the water-treatment plant, which Hanson said needs upgrades because of copper and other contaminants. No formal committee action occurred during the hearing.
