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Team Labs urges bacterial treatment to reduce lagoon sludge; council to weigh cost in 2025 budget
Summary
Team Labs told the Bottineau City Council that lagoon cell #1 has about 1.83 feet of sludge and cell #2 about 1.4 feet, and recommended a yearly "Bio‑Dredge Program" — a bacterial treatment the presenter said is cheaper than mechanical dredging. Finance will decide whether to fund it now or in the 2025 budget.
Gary Syvertson of Team Labs presented sludge measurements for the city’s wastewater lagoon and recommended a bacterial treatment called the "Bio‑Dredge Program." Syvertson said lagoon cell #1 has about 1.83 feet of sludge and cell #2 about 1.4 feet and described the program as a biological alternative that "reduces the amount of sludge" and is cheaper than dredging.
Syvertson told the council the treatment requires ongoing, annual maintenance and that the cost has been included in the proposed 2025 budget, but he asked whether the city wants to start the program sooner. Council members asked the finance committee to consider timing and annual maintenance costs before final budgeting.
Council President Seykora and Finance Committee members discussed options for paying the recurring cost if the city begins the treatment before 2025. No formal motion to begin the Bio‑Dredge Program was made during the meeting; the council took the presentation under advisement and asked staff and the finance committee to review funding and implementation plans.
The presentation materials were delivered by Team Labs representatives; Wold Engineering representatives were present in the meeting for unrelated project updates.
