District 16
Capital Program & Projects
District 16 includes, in Dakota County, the cities of Burnsville, Empire, Farmington, and Lakeville; and the townships of Castle Rock, Eureka, Greenvale, Sciota, and Waterford; and in Scott County, the city of Savage.
Capacity and condition assessments are being conducted along with regulatory reviews to identify system-wide lift station upgrades. These upgrades extend the life of facilities, reduce the risk of spills, and improve the safety of staff who operate and maintain lift stations.
This program provides funding to upgrade Environmental Services' ability to measure flows for billing, operational, and planning purposes and standardize meter equipment at similar facilities. Meter improvements include meter rehabilitation or replacement, planning meter installation, and new meter installation.
This program provides funding for planning and implementation of improvements to the wastewater solids processing facilities at the Empire Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF).
This program provides funding to complete planning activities and near-term capital improvements (not otherwise included in a separate program) at 8 regional Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF).
This program includes miscellaneous projects to rehabilitate failing facilities, address inflow and infiltration (I/I) sources, and address general needs of the interceptor system not programmed into a region- or facility-specific program. This program also includes additional condition assessment work to complement the internal inspections work completed by Operations, odor control improvements, city coordination for street improvement projects, and office space planning and design to accommodate all staff assigned to the Regional Maintenance Facility.
This program provides funding for planning activities needed to support the Council’s overall wastewater reuse initiative.
The interceptor systems in Apple Valley, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville, Savage, and other south area communities in need of rehabilitation and/or replacement as well as expansion to serve growth. The program will rehabilitate existing interceptor facilities, including gravity sewers and forcemains, and analyze the system needs to accommodate growth.
This program provides funding for planning and implementation of projects to address renewal and future permit needs at the Empire Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF).