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Mona council hears sewer-plant repair plan after pump damage; staff cite DWS master-plan funds with 50% local match
Summary
Council members reported a submersible pump was damaged by a contractor at the sewer plant; staff plan repairs and to raise several manholes with risers. Council was also told the city received DWS funds for a sewer master plan that require a 50% local match (transcript lists a figure of 32,005 as a local match estimate).
Council members reported operational issues at the Mona sewer plant during the Nov. 26 meeting and discussed repairs and a longer-range master plan.
A council member described that when a contractor pulled a submersible pump at the plant it broke plumbing and the pump assembly; staff planned to return the next day to repair the plumbing and to install risers on multiple manholes. The transcript records that the plan includes installing a 3-foot riser on one manhole and 2-foot risers on three others, and pouring concrete around a particular manhole to stop water infiltration. One council member said the plant is "running pretty good" otherwise and emphasized keeping the pump running to manage water levels.
Separately, Jay reported the city received funding the transcript refers to as "DWS" for a sewer master plan; staff noted the award requires a 50% local match and quoted a match estimate of 32,005 in the discussion. The transcript does not expand the acronym "DWS" or provide a complete written grant award in the meeting record; the date range for fund appropriation mentioned in the transcript is unclear in the audio-to-text conversion.
What the council asked staff to do: staff will repair the pump plumbing and proceed with the manhole riser work; staff will also move forward with master-plan procurement and budgeting steps consistent with the 50% local match requirement. The council discussed attending a CIB meeting Dec. 5 about a street-improvement loan for 2200 North while coordinating infrastructure funding.
