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Carey council adopts feasibility finding to provide wastewater service to Kalmbach Feeds
Summary
The Village of Carey unanimously adopted a resolution finding it feasible to provide wastewater service to Kalmbach Feeds for a proposed pet-food plant, approving a plan subject to final routing and engineering; the company would fund connection costs and estimates a 10,000 gallons-per-day wastewater limit and about $28,000 in annual revenue to the village.
The Village of Carey on March 2 adopted a resolution confirming a finding of feasibility to provide wastewater service to Kalmbach Feeds, INC., for a planned pet-food plant and expanded operations.
Jon Russell, engineer for Kalmbach Feeds, told council the company is building a new pet food plant adjacent to its MPK facility and pursuing roughly $200 million in projects that the company estimates will add about 250 jobs in the next 15 to 18 months. Russell said the new operation requires much more water and produces wastewater volumes that cannot be managed by Kalmbach’s existing septic systems, so the company requested a village sewer connection capped at 10,000 gallons per day for the MPK facility and the new K9 and Kin plant. “We would rather focus on feed production than operate wastewater treatment,” Russell said according to the meeting record.
Roszman confirmed village wastewater capacity is sufficient for the proposed amount. The village currently processes about 700,000 gallons per day and has a maximum permitted capacity of about 900,000 gallons per day, leaving room for the additional flow, he said. Russell said Kalmbach would fund 100% of the capital costs to build the connection and that studies project the added sewer service would generate about $28,000 in annual revenue for the village.
Russell described two potential routes for the sewer line: running along State Route 199 or connecting via Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) property near the highway rest areas. He said choosing the state-route option could also add the two rest areas as customers, increasing wastewater volume by an estimated additional 6,000 gallons per day. Russell also said Kalmbach is pursuing EPA permitting to use wells to meet an estimated 140,000 gallons per day of water demand for manufacturing processes.
Council moved to suspend the rules and adopt Resolution No. 2026-4, declaring an emergency; the motions passed by roll-call vote with council members Bleam, Conley, Puchta and Styer recorded as yes. The resolution confirms feasibility and authorizes moving forward subject to final routing, engineering and any required permits.
The council did not adopt any final construction plan or routing at the meeting; Rossman and company representatives said final engineering and routing decisions remain to be completed before construction. Next procedural steps include final engineering, permitting and any coordination with ODOT if state right-of-way is involved.
