(Spirit Lake)– Several lakes area city councils this week will consider whether or not to proceed in hiring an engineering firm to look into the feasibility of a joint water treatment plant.
The study would involve the cities of Arnolds Park and Okoboji…currently served by the Central Water Treatment Plant in Okoboji; and Spirit Lake, which has it’s own treatment plant.
Talk of a possible joint venture surfaced last winter when the city of Spirit Lake received a consent decree from the state, requiring it to increase capacity of its treatment plant in order to be eligible for state funding for a new water tower on the city’s south side. Officials with Central Water say it’s just a matter of time before that facility will also have to be updated to meet new state and federal requirements.
The Spirit Lake and Okoboji city councils will review a proposal from the Howard R. Green firm of Sioux Falls for engineering services on a study for a joint treatment facility at their respective meetings Tuesday evening.
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