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Greendale council accepts water‑plant engineering report, moves to seek state loan and federal grant
Summary
The city accepted a preliminary engineering report that recommends replacing aging softeners and pumps and approved resolutions to apply for an Indiana SRF loan and to seek a federal grant (requesting $4,475,360 with a $1,118,840 local match). The recommended scope is estimated at about $5.6 million.
Greendale — The City Council on April 8 accepted a preliminary engineering report for the Greendale Water Treatment Plant and authorized staff to pursue state and federal funding to upgrade aging infrastructure. Council members approved three resolutions: to accept the PER, to authorize application to the Indiana Finance Authority State Revolving Fund (SRF), and to pledge a local match as part of a federal assistance application.
The report, presented by Ryan Shipper of American Structure Point, found the 1955 treatment building and its softening and pumping systems are nearing capacity. Shipper said the plant’s 2024 peak flow was about 1.58 million gallons per day — roughly 90% of the plant’s reliable capacity — and projected demand could rise to about 2.65 MGD by 2045. “The reliable capacity is limited by the softeners themselves as well as some of the pumping systems,” Shipper said in the presentation.
American Structure Point evaluated five alternatives and recommended “Alternative 4,” a program of equipment replacement and pump upgrades that retains city control of the utility. Council and staff said that the recommended scope reduced earlier, larger proposals and is the most cost‑effective option identified; speakers referenced an estimated project cost of roughly $5.6 million.
Council also approved Resolution 2026‑04, a pledge supporting the city’s federal assistance application. The transcript records that the city requested $4,475,360 in federal funds and identified a local match of $1,118,840 to be included in the budget if a grant is awarded. Staff cautioned that federal awards may be less than the requested amount and that the SRF application — submitted by the April 1 deadline — will be ranked and scored by the state before funding decisions.
Next steps described by staff include responding to SRF comments, completing detailed design, advertising for contractors and proceeding to construction. Shipper estimated design and construction together would likely take roughly two years once the city proceeds with detailed design.
The council closed the required public hearing on the PER by voice vote and then moved into regular business. The acceptance of the PER and the two authorizing resolutions passed on voice votes.
