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Merrimac approves funding for Polishing Pilot II to reduce WWTP nitrate levels
Summary
Trustees approved up to $32,000 for construction of a storage garage and supplies for Polishing Pilot II, which aims to add an extra denitrification step at the WWTP to lower winter nitrate levels pending final DNR approval.
The Village of Merrimac Board of Trustees approved up to $32,000 on April 8 to construct a storage garage and purchase supplies for the Polishing Pilot II wastewater project.
The Polishing Pilot II, led by Trustee Margaret Budde, would add an additional denitrification step to the village wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to reduce effluent nitrate plus nitrite (Nitrate+Nitrite‑N) during winter months and help meet limits set in the village's WWTP permit by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR). Administrator Jennie Klecker and DPW Justin Schultz reported the project is awaiting final DNR approval of submitted plans and specifications.
DPW Justin Schultz also reported that crews pumped 113,000 gallons of solid waste sludge from the WWTP eastside tanks and land‑spread 23 loads on a local farm field as part of routine operations. The board approved funding for up to $32,000 to support construction and supplies for the Polishing Pilot II; the motion by President Andrew Gallus and Trustee Collin Bourgeois carried with all ayes.
The minutes do not detail a construction schedule or identify long‑term operating costs for the pilot; those details were not specified.
