City of Paynesville Beneficial Use of Wastewater Effluent

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,494,362
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
City of Paynesville
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2011
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Capital Development/Rehabilitation
Demonstration/Pilot Project
Planning
Preservation
Restoration/Enhancement
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

The primary objective of this workplan is to demonstrate the ability of the City of Paynesville to meet the current and future wastewater treatment needs and achieve beneficial use of wastewater effluent, to replace the use of groundwater.

Appropriation Language

Article 2Clean Water FundSec. 4(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,169,000 the second year are for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, topolitical subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to predesign, design, and implement capital projects that use treatedmunicipal wastewater instead of groundwater from drinking water aquifers, in order to demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater, including the conservation and protection of water resources. Of this amount, $1,000,000 the first year is for grants to ethanol plants that are within one and one-half miles of a city for improvements that reuse greater than300,000 gallons of wastewater per day.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,494,362
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.58
Project Manager
First Name
Renee
Last Name
Eckerly
Organization Name
City of Paynesville
Phone
(320) 243-3714
Email
reneee@paynesvillemn.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
800-657-3864