NELSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Open House – held Sept. 29-30, 2021

 

The first open house for the Nelson Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements project was held as an in-person event at the facility on Wednesday, Sept. 29, and as a virtual online event on Thursday, Sept. 30. 

 

• 20 people attended the in-person event. 

• Nine people signed in for the virtual event.  

 

The open house had five stations with a total of 14 informational boards covering the topics of:

1. General information

   • The treatment facility, pump stations, force mains, and large diameter gravity sewer locations 

   • How wastewater treatment works

2. Project drivers

   • Goals and drivers 

   • Historical timeline for the Nelson facility

   • New technologies

3. Financial considerations

   • Integrated plan 

   • Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding overview

   • Rates

   • Schedule

4. Environmental considerations

   • Sustainability

   • Nutrient removal

   • Private inflow & infiltration (I&I) removal

5. Next steps

   • Schedule and planning

   • Survey/questionnaire

 

Feedback surveys were provided and filled out at the in-person open house, and those attending the virtual event were encouraged to fill out an online survey at a link provided in the meeting.

• Survey recap below.

 

Note:  

The virtual event was recorded and is available on the website.  

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