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Trimont amends PER report to USDA; infrastructure prioritized before pond sizing
Summary
The Trimont City Council voted 5-0 on May 19 to amend its engineering PER report to the USDA, directing infrastructure and wastewater-plant updates in the south half of town in the first two years, with the north half to follow; pond sizing will be determined after flow checks.
Trimont — The Trimont City Council voted 5-0 on May 19 to amend its project engineering report (PER) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prioritize infrastructure and wastewater-treatment-plant updates before finalizing pond sizes.
Travis, who presented the update to the council, said the USDA "would like to do all of the infrastructure first along with updates to [the] waste plant to keep it going." He outlined a two-phase schedule: infrastructure and treatment-plant updates for the south half of the city in the first two years and work on the north half in the following two years. "After completion of infrastructure, we would check flows to determine the size needed for ponds," he said.
Why it matters: the sequencing affects timing, budgets and borrowing needs for the town's wastewater program and will influence whether ponds must be enlarged or rebuilt. Council members paired the PER amendment with a separate vote later in the meeting approving Resolution 2025-05, authorizing capital bonding for 2026 to support infrastructure improvements.
Council Member Brian Krumwiede moved to amend the PER report to USDA and Council Member Justin Lubben seconded; the motion carried 5-0. The amendment sends the updated plan to USDA for review and positions the city to pursue capital funding in the coming year.
Next steps: staff will implement the USDA-directed sequencing, monitor flows after infrastructure work is complete and return to council with data that will determine final pond-sizing requirements and any needed contract changes. The council also approved a capital bonding resolution to support related infrastructure work.
