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| Work Detail | Faced with an aging treatment plant, the city of McKinley had to come up with a new way to provide its citizens with a safe and secure water source. The new direction was undertaken Monday as city and state officials broke ground for a $1.9 million water supply line that will connect McKinley to Gilbert. “Our treatment facility was aging,’’ Mayor Tony Nygaard said Monday morning. Nygaard said building a new treatment plant in McKinley would be expensive for the town of 128 and continuing to treat the water drawn from the Corsica Pit would be costly, as well. So the city ultimately decided to tie in with another community, the mayor added. “It’s helping two communities,’’ Nygaard said, because it will help Gilbert with any future expansion on their end. “It’s kind of a win-win.’’ And because Gilbert’s water line is tied with Eveleth and Virginia, McKinley has even more of a backup system in place. “That’s a big plus,’’ said Vice Mayor Gary Berts. A number of financial sources helped the project become a reality. At the top of the list is the Minnesota Legislature, which came through with $1.2 million. The effort was spearheaded by Sen. Dave Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, said Nygaard. McKinley also received a $183,000 Community Development Block Grant through St. Louis County; and $200,000 from ArcelorMittal. The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board also approved $250,000 for the City of Gilbert for water line issues on their end to make the project go forward. McKinley allocated $50,000 for a control facility, as well, through a loan with 1st National Bank in Gilbert. “Without you guys, we never would have got this done,’’ Nygaard said after turning over a few ceremonial shovels of dirt. “It’s a needed project,’’ Berts said, because the current plant’s infrastructure was in very poor condition. It seems like a lot of money, “but we still need to have clean water.’’ Berts added that the city will save some funding, too, without the need for a full-time water treatment plant operator. Getting the city’s water from a groundwater source in Gilbert (compared to the pit) would also be a bonus. Construction, including laying four miles of pipe, is to start the first week of September. The completion date is set for the end of November. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Water & Sanitation |
| Entry Date | 03 Sep 2016 |
| Source | http://www.southernminn.com/around_the_web/news/article_c745f5e0-41a7-5678-858d-1db8f0dfcff2.html |
