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Waterloo outlines wastewater projects — including a $10M anaerobic lagoon — and proposes 5% sewer-rate increase
Summary
Public Works described multiple wastewater projects (emergency East Side interceptor repair, anaerobic lagoon redesign, lift station reconstructions and plant upgrades) with multi‑million dollar price tags; Finance Director Bridget Wood proposed a 5% annual sewer rate increase (about $1.99/month) to fund operations, reserves and capital work.
Public Works and finance officials told the Waterloo City Council on May 4 that a series of wastewater projects — some already underway — justify continuing a 5% annual sewer-rate increase.
Randy Bennett, Public Works Division Manager, reviewed active and planned work: an emergency sewer repair on the East Side interceptor (Nevada Street) following a partial collapse; design work and planned rehabilitation of an anaerobic lagoon (constructed in the 1990s, used heavily by major industrial users such as Tyson); reconstruction of the Cattle Congress lift station (originally installed in 1961); Airline Highway lift-station and force-main work to serve growth near that corridor; and a…
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