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Cottonwood County approves $1.5 million Clean Water Partnership note for SSTS Loan Project 2.0
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 24‑04‑02 to participate in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Clean Water Partnership and approved a $1.5 million General Obligation Note to fund the Cottonwood County SSTS Loan Project 2.0; the board also approved a Wetland Conservation Act decision for Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Cottonwood County commissioners voted unanimously April 2 to adopt Resolution 24‑04‑02 authorizing the county to borrow under the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Clean Water Partnership and to lend funds to eligible participants.
Becky Buchholz, Soil and Water Conservation District program technician, presented the proposal and asked the board to adopt the resolution enabling participation in the MPCA program. "Motion by Appel, second by Anderson, unanimous roll call vote to adopt resolution 24‑04‑02," the minutes record. The board then approved a General Obligation Note for the Cottonwood County SSTS Loan Project 2.0 in the amount of $1,500,000.
The Clean Water Partnership resolution authorizes the county to borrow money from the MPCA and re‑lend to eligible local participants to fund projects aimed at controlling and abating water pollution. The board’s approval of the $1.5 million note provides capital for the county’s septic system loan program (SSTS Loan Project 2.0), which the county plans to administer under the program’s rules.
Buchholz also reported that Ulland Brothers, Inc. submitted a Wetland Conservation Act application showing an estimated wetland impact of 0.09527 acres; the replacement plan requires approximately 0.1905 acres of wetland bank credits. The board voted unanimously to approve the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Notice of Decision – Wetland Boundary/Type and Replacement Plan for Ulland Brothers, Inc.
The board’s actions were recorded as unanimous; the minutes do not list individual roll‑call votes by commissioner beyond the unanimous outcome. Implementation details, including participant eligibility criteria and a schedule for loan deployment, were not specified in the minutes and will be handled by county staff and program administrators.
