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Engineering update: WPDES limits to tighten; village urged to pursue water-quality trading projects
Summary
Davy Engineering told the Boaz Board that the village’s WPDES discharge limits will be tightened in a future permit and advised pursuing Water Quality Trading projects to meet a 2:1 trade ratio; DNR loans at about 1.4% for 20 years were noted as a funding option.
Carson Hackett of Davy Engineering briefed the Village of Boaz Board of Trustees on the village’s Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit and options to secure compliance. Hackett said current discharge limits mirror the last permit but will be lowered in a future permit cycle and recommended the village expand Water Quality Trading (WQT) projects to meet an expected 2:1 trade ratio required for compliance.
Hackett also told the board that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers loans for designing and completing WQT projects at roughly 1.4% interest for 20 years, and that a couple of landowners have expressed interest in participating in trading projects. The board did not take formal action at the meeting on specific WQT contracts or financing; Hackett’s presentation was informational.
The update highlighted a near-term compliance pressure point for village sewer discharges and pointed officials toward potential grant/loan funding and private-landowner partnerships to generate credits. No vote tallies or contract terms were recorded during the briefing; the board discussed follow-up steps but did not adopt any binding agreements at the April 14 meeting.
