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Council authorizes $350,000 MPFA application to replace 14 lead/galvanized service lines
Summary
Crookston City Council voted to authorize an application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for Drinking Water Revolving Fund assistance to replace 14 identified lead/galvanized service lines. Staff and AE2S said no local match is required for this funding program and construction is scheduled for summer.
The Crookston City Council on March 16 authorized staff to apply to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for Drinking Water Revolving Fund assistance to replace identified lead or galvanized service lines.
Darren Selsler and Betsy Siver of AE2S (consulting engineers) summarized the proposed application: the city would request $350,000; there is no local match required for the specific fund source cited; and the work would replace 14 identified lead or galvanized service lines. Siver said initial task orders and design work are complete and that construction work on remaining service lines could occur this summer if funded.
Why it matters: replacing lead service lines reduces the risk of lead in drinking water and aligns with state funding opportunities to accelerate replacements. Council members asked for confirmation that the funding targets the service‑line replacements and whether additional technical or administrative steps were needed; staff and the consultant responded that design steps and a construction task order were already in progress.
Next steps: staff will submit the MPFA application and, if awarded, proceed with construction to replace the identified service lines.
