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Eveleth council authorizes engineering payment as mandated wastewater upgrade proceeds
Summary
The Eveleth City Council approved payment to engineering firm MSA to continue design work on a state- and federally-mandated wastewater treatment facility upgrade and directed staff to pursue grants and financing for the multi‑million‑dollar project.
The Eveleth City Council on a unanimous procedural vote authorized payment to engineering firm MSA for ongoing design work on the city’s wastewater treatment facility upgrade.
Council members described the project as mandated by state and federal requirements and said the city must advance planning and funding work now. The invoice approved covers engineering services to develop plans for the wastewater treatment facility, and MSA will assist in identifying grant and loan opportunities to reduce the local funding burden.
City leaders described the project as large in scale and costly. Council members and staff said that outside mandates and the need to keep the city’s water and wastewater systems in compliance leave the council little choice but to proceed with the upgrades and the associated design work. City staff said they will continue to report progress and financing options back to the council as they work with engineers and potential funding partners.
The payment advances a multi‑million‑dollar project that officials said will require further engineering phases, grant applications and potentially bonded or loaned financing to complete construction. The council approved the measure as part of its J12 agenda item and will consider additional project decisions as design and funding details are developed.
