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Public works committee recommends village pursue land across river for Lift Station 6 after flooding

Germantown Public Works / Highways Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The Germantown Public Works/Highways Committee voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Village Board to pursue acquisition of a 4.7-acre parcel across the river as a relocation site for Wastewater Lift Station 6 after August flooding exposed capacity and aging-structure risks.

The Germantown Public Works/Highways Committee voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Village Board to pursue acquisition of a 4.7-acre parcel across the river as a potential relocation site for Wastewater Lift Station 6.

An engineering staff member summarized the station's history and condition, saying, "It was constructed in 1977" and that subsequent upgrades in 2007 and cathodic protection extended its life but that the buried steel structure has exceeded its design life. The station, which sits at a low point in the County Line Road corridor, flooded…

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