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Manhattan board approves ordinance to pursue $45.3M IEPA loan for wastewater plant expansion
Summary
The Village approved an ordinance authorizing pursuit of a $45.3 million Illinois EPA Water Pollution Control Loan to finance a Phase 1 expansion (2.7 million gpd) of its wastewater treatment plant, intended to meet 20 years of projected growth and avoid a second phase.
The Village of Manhattan board voted to approve an ordinance authorizing the village to borrow $45,300,000 through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Water Pollution Control Loan Program to fund Phase 1 of a wastewater treatment plant expansion. The mayor told the board the project’s design capacity is 2,700,000 gallons per day and “is meeting projected growth needs for the next 20 years, eliminating the need for phase 2 expansion during that period.”
A resident raised a concern about potential impacts on water pressure on Marion Street; public works staff clarified the wastewater project will not affect routine water service and that a separate Marion Street water-main project could cause brief outages of roughly 20 minutes during a tie-in. The ordinance passed by roll call vote and the mayor said the design and permitting are complete but construction was being timed to match growth and funding availability.
