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COOPERATIVE WASTEWATER PLANS MOVE FORWARD
Friday, February 29th, 2008 -- 12:10 pm
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
The two communities' school districts decided not to consolidate, but the cities of Greenwood and Loyal are cooperating in a most unusual way.
Loyal has just received $258,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding for its wastewater collection and treatment facility upgrade.
The project is part of a partnership between the cities of Loyal and Greenwood in which Loyal will upgrade its pump station, and sewer main will be laid for about 3-miles between Loyal and Greenwood's regional wastewater treatment facility.
According to Loyal public works director Tom Duell, it would cost around $4-million to upgrade their current lagoon system. This cooperative option will only cost around $1-million.
Loyal produces around 1,000 gallons of wastewater per day. Greenwood will charge Loyal a user fee.
The system should be up and running by September.
To the best of Duell's knowledge, this is the first such cooperative effort in the state.
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