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Apex Engineering presents $10.15 million preliminary plan for New York Mills water treatment plant
Summary
Apex Engineering presented a preliminary design and financing timeline for a new New York Mills water treatment plant at South Point, estimating $10.15 million in costs, a proposed 350 gpm design capacity and a projected construction window of summer 2026–fall 2028.
Michael Weber of Apex Engineering presented a preliminary engineering report for a new New York Mills water treatment plant to the City Council on May 13, 2025. Weber said the proposed plant at South Point would rely on test well N.5 and be designed for a 350 gallons‑per‑minute production rate, scaled down from the current plant’s 550 gpm design to reduce cost while meeting projected demand.
Weber outlined a preliminary total project cost of $10,150,000 and a tentative schedule: design from July 2025 through February 2026, a funding application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) Drinking Water Revolving Fund in December 2025, bids due April 2026 and construction beginning in summer 2026 with final completion anticipated in fall 2028. He said New York Mills ranked second among new project requests in 2025 but that no new PFA projects were funded that year; the town’s prospects will depend in part on state bonding during the 2026 session.
The report noted a planning assumption of roughly 12% population growth over the next 20 years, which the engineering team judged compatible with the smaller 350 gpm design. Weber said the reduced capacity was chosen to optimize plant size and cost effectiveness while still meeting projected needs.
The council did not take formal action on the report; Weber said he will return in the coming month or two to begin preliminary design work if the council wishes to proceed. The presentation frames the project’s next steps (design completion, PFA application and bidding) and the council’s options for pursuing state bonding or other financing in 2026.
