Albert Lea Wastewater Facility Improvement
Albert Lea Wastewater Facility Improvement
Location: 221 Clark Street East, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Project Sponsor: City of Albert Lea
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Use of Funds and Justification:
The funding would be used for the planning, design, and construction of improvements for the City’s existing wastewater treatment facility. This includes modification of aeration and nitrification basins, treatment improvements, primary clarifier improvements, upgrades to filter equipment, a new Ultra Violet Treatment system, a new biosolids processing facility, new chemical feed systems, and the addition of septage and off-site wastewater receiving.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because improvements are needed to comply with proposed limits for phosphorus and to upgrade aging portions of the treatment facility. The current facility is susceptible to flooding and can cause discharge issues. Improvements will extend the useful life of the existing infrastructure and allow the facility to comply with NPDES permitted limits and provide expanded biosolids volume possible with lower phosphorus limits.
