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Kearney staff plans dechlorination upgrade at Lions Park to avoid wastewater permit
Summary
Parks staff proposed a roughly $2,500 dechlorination feeder and riprap to improve creek aeration at Lions Park, saying the upgrade should keep the city in compliance with DNR and may avoid a wastewater discharge permit requirement.
At the Jan. 23 Park Board meeting, parks staff described an upgrade to the Lions Park dechlorination system intended to reduce consumption of chlorination tabs and improve treatment efficiency. The staff presentation said the planned feeder system would dissolve pellets in sequence, be enclosed to control access, and cost about $2,500 to build.
"It's, I think all in, we're probably gonna be about $2,500," the staff member said describing the feeder system and a small containment, and added the department will build a short pump house to control access. Staff also proposed riprap work along the drainage stream and Bear Creek to increase aeration and sunlight exposure so the discharge remains compliant with Department of Natural Resources oversight; staff framed the upgrade as preferable to triggering a wastewater discharge permit and the associated inspection costs.
