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Hewitt board reviews plan to meet DNR phosphorus mandate, favors Rare Earth 76
Summary
At a March 25 special meeting the Village of Hewitt board reviewed an Abbreviated Facility Plan from Roth Professional Solutions to address a DNR permit requiring lower phosphorus discharge; board members noted a fall 2025 pilot that favored the chemical additive Rare Earth 76 and compiled edits to Roth for a final plan.
The Village of Hewitt board met March 25, 2026, to review an Abbreviated Facility Plan from Roth Professional Solutions intended to bring the village’s sanitary system into compliance with a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) permit requiring reduced phosphorus discharges. President Marlene Stueland opened the special meeting at 6:32 p.m.; Cassie Horn, Tom Iwanski and Dan Sommers were present.
Board members said the DNR review of the village’s previous sanitary discharge tests found phosphorus levels were too high and that the permit therefore includes a mandate to lower phosphorus discharges. The board reviewed Roth’s plan, discussed technical options and compiled a set of editorial and technical recommendations to send back to Roth for final document preparation; the minutes reference an attached letter of suggested edits to Roth Professional Solutions.
Members noted the village conducted pilot tests of chemical additives in fall 2025. The meeting record states that Rare Earth 76 outperformed other additives in consistently reducing phosphorus and was lower in cost; Roth recommended Rare Earth 76 as the additive to meet the phosphorus range imposed by the DNR permit. The transcript does not specify the numeric phosphorus limit in the DNR permit or exact cost figures for the additive.
No formal vote on adopting a specific treatment or contract was recorded. The meeting closed after routine business: at 7:18 p.m. Dan Sommers moved to adjourn, Tom Iwanski seconded and the motion carried.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes include Roth Professional Solutions preparing a final Abbreviated Facility Plan incorporating the board’s edits for subsequent submission or review; the transcript does not record a timetable or funding source for implementing the treatment recommendation.
