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Hot Springs council decides to proceed with State Water Plan application while staff to seek addendum on pond option
Summary
After an extended debate, the Hot Springs City Council voted to proceed with a January State Water Plan funding application based on the alternative to discharge treated effluent to Fall River, while directing staff and engineers to prepare an addendum to evaluate returning discharge to the existing ponds and any required testing.
Mayor Bob Nelson said the council should move forward with the project application “as submitted,” while acknowledging council members’ concern about preserving alternate discharge options.
The council voted to submit the State Water Plan application by the Jan. 1 deadline using the alternative approved at the public hearing that would discharge treated effluent to Fall River. City Administrator Ariel Ellison and staff said the Black Hills Council of Local Governments and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) indicated the proposed alternative can be submitted now and that AE2S can prepare an addendum to evaluate other options—including sending effluent to the city’s existing wastewater ponds—before environmental review if necessary.
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