Community Funding Project Request
Blooming Prairie Trunk Highway 218 Corridor Utility Improvement and Contamination Remediation
Location: 138 Hwy. Ave. S., P.O. Box 68, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917
Project Sponsor: City Of Blooming Prairie
Requested Amount: $3,908,098
Use of Funds and Justrification:
The funding would be used for soil and groundwater remediation, replacement of current PVC joints and piping with ductile iron piping and reinforced iron joints to prevent contamination from permeating into the water supply and groundwater, and public utility upgrades.
This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will assist the City of Blooming Prairie in addressing severe contamination of soil and groundwater, which is a source of distributed water for the community and poses a serious public health risk, discovered along the corridor during pre-construction testing. Infrastructure upgrades are needed to prevent further contamination from affecting city utilities.
