MINOT, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota will accept bids for a $24.5 million expansion project for a water treatment plant in Minot.
The expansion will increase the Minot Water Treatment Plant’s capacity from 18 million gallons per day to 26 million gallons daily in order to meet the growth outlook for the five-county regional area, the Minot Daily News reported .
“That’s what has been identified as our long-term need,” said Minot Public Works Director Dan Jonasson.
The project will build an addition to the facility and two new treatment basins, chemical feeds and a new lime storage system. Construction will likely take about 18 months.
The expansion will help with the struggle to keep pace during peak summer usage.
Jonasson said bids will open Dec. 19. The state will award the project in February for a spring start.
The plant won’t be able to operate at 26 million gallon capacity until the Northwest Area Water Supply Project brings Missouri River water from Lake Sakakawea to the area. The project is tied up in a lawsuit over biota transfer and river depletion.
Minot has been providing treated water to many of the project’s communities in the meantime.
The Minot Water Treatment Plant will also receive retrofitting to an existing basin and other upgrades in the future.
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Information from: Minot Daily News, http://www.minotdailynews.com
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