12/31/2024 10:58:13 AM
St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (MPFA) today announced more than $265 million in loans and grants awarded to 27 wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects during the first three months of the fiscal year.
The funds help cities replace aging infrastructure and make system improvements to protect public health and improve water quality. Since its inception in 1987, the MPFA has provided $6.1 billion for public infrastructure programs statewide.
"Funding from the MPFA positively affects our communities, and it will help them grow and develop for years to come," said Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Matt Varilek, the chair of the MPFA. "Keeping our water clean, drinkable and accessible will always be a top priority as we work to help communities flourish."
"The MPFA provides crucial financing and technical assistance to help communities build public infrastructure that protects public health and the environment," said Jeff Freeman, executive director of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority. "Investing in the wellbeing of Minnesota's infrastructure is a catalyst to economic growth and prosperity."
Of the $265 million total, $182 million comes from the MPFA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The funds are supported by federal appropriations through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state match appropriations and revolving loan repayments. These revolving funds help communities replace aging wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and build or upgrade treatment plants to comply with standards in the federal Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
Some projects also received state grant funds from the MPFA's Point Source Implementation Grant program and Water Infrastructure Fund (WIF) program. In some cases, funding was also provided by special state appropriations, the federal USDA Rural Development and local sources.
Projects and MPFA funding amounts listed below:
The project will design improvements to the existing wastewater treatment facility and related infrastructure.
The project is phase two of the rehabilitation of the wastewater treatment facility that includes a reduction in phosphorus discharge to meet permit requirements.
The project consists of an equity contribution to Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. to expand its capacity to deliver additional water to the cities of Luverne and Worthington and the Lincoln Pipestone and Rock County Rural Water Systems.
The project will install a sanitary sewer gravity main and force main along Martin Road.
The project will rehabilitate the drinking water treatment plant.
The project will construct a wellhead treatment plant.
The project consists of engineering work for construction of a new drinking water treatment plant including treatment for manganese, as well as other improvements to the city's drinking water infrastructure, including water tower and treatment facility rehabilitation.
The project will construct a sewer collection system, lift station, force main and two cell stabilization ponds.
The project will replace the sanitary sewer and water main on the north side of the city.
The project will replace the aging sanitary sewer, manholes, lift station and water main as part of the 5th Street South rehabilitation project.
The project will rehabilitate the sanitary sewer collection system and replace the aging water main, hydrants and gate valves along Trunk Highway 59 and Trunk Highway 108.
The project will replace aging cast iron water mains.
The project will rehabilitate the wastewater treatment plant, including upgrades to reduce the discharge of phosphorus.
The project will rehabilitate the existing 300,000-gallon elevated storage tank.
The project will improve the sanitary sewer collection system and install a new generator.
The project will design and construct a lift station and force main.
The project will construct a new drinking water treatment plant, water intake and transmission lines to serve the City of Aurora and White Township.
The project will construct a new iron and manganese gravity filtration water treatment plant and associated facilities.
The project consists of replacing aging sanitary sewer lines, manholes and aging water mains along East Main Avenue.
The project consists of water main replacement and looping.
The project will construct a new drinking water treatment plant, including treatment for iron and manganese and the replacement of well pumps.
The project consists of water main replacement and looping in the area of 11th Street and Birch Avenue.
The project will replace the aging water main on 2nd Street Northeast.
The project will replace the existing force main from a lift station to the wastewater treatment facility and cover design costs for rehabilitation of the anaerobic digesters.
The project consists of sewer collection and infrastructure improvements along US Highway 71 and various city streets.
The project will construct a third drinking water well and pumphouse.
The project will rehabilitate and upgrade the wastewater treatment plant to meet more stringent phosphorus effluent limits.
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