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Minnetrista council endorses water-system plan, authorizes bids for Wells 8 and 9 amid sticker shock over costs
Summary
Council members approved plans and authorized advertising for Wells 8 and 9 after a consultant outlined rising peak-day demand, the need for treatment to address manganese, and a proposed Woodland Cove plant; the plan includes a planning-level cost estimate with a 30% contingency and work-session follow-up on financing.
Minnetrista Mayor Lisa Whalen and the City Council voted to advance plans and advertise for bids for Wells 8 and 9 after a consultant presented a multi-year water-system master plan that recommends new wells, treatment and storage to meet rising peak-day demand.
The consultant, Erin, told the council the city faces five primary challenges — growth, redundancy and resiliency gaps, water supply limits, raw-water quality (elevated iron and manganese) and regulatory requirements — and recommended a south-zone treatment plant sized for roughly 2,100 gallons per minute at the Woodland Cove site, additional north-zone capacity and new wells 8 and 9. "We're recommending the Woodland Cove water plant at a 2,100 gallon per minute capacity," Erin said.
Why it matters: Erin said Minnetrista's peak-day demand has…
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