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Council debates wastewater design changes after DNR loadings force rework
Summary
Council and staff reviewed a wastewater project amendment after the DNR changed loadings and flows, prompting re‑engineering, survey work and potential land acquisitions; members warned about repeated redesigns raising costs and delaying SRF‑funded timelines.
City staff and project consultants told the council that submissions to the Department of Natural Resources resulted in revised loadings and flows that materially affected the wastewater project. The project manager said the change requires redoing flow calculations and a nutrient‑reduction study and listed individual line‑item costs for the amendment tied to the lift‑station site and the wastewater plant.
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