State Awards Money to St. Cloud Wastewater Treatment Facility

ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- St. Cloud has been awarded some state grant money to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility.

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority has announced more than $265 million in loans and grants to 27 wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects during the first three months of the fiscal year.

St. Cloud is receiving $22.67 million to help replace the existing force main from a lift station to the wastewater treatment facility and cover the design costs for rehabilitation of the anaerobic digesters.

Other local projects include Kandiyohi County receiving $22.36 million for phase two of its rehabilitation of the wastewater treatment facility.

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And, Annandale is getting nearly $648,000 to rehabilitate the existing 300,000-gallon elevated storage tank.

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