About this Project
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (ES) is responsible for protecting public health and the environment through efficient and cost-effective wastewater collection and treatment for the Twin Cities region. ES is preparing a Facility Plan for improvements to its Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant in Shakopee.
The draft facility plan for the Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project outlines plant upgrades needed to serve anticipated growth in the southwest metropolitan area through 2050 and meet new water quality standards for phosphorus. Improvements to the Blue Lake Plant will help ES maintain service reliability, preserve assets at the existing facility, improve efficiency and safety, protect the environment, and partner with customers.
Schedule
The draft Facility Plan was completed in early February 2021. The public was provided an opportunity to weigh in on the plan at an online public information meeting and public hearing and during the public comment period from February 8, 2021 to March 25, 2021. The Facility Plan was finalized in late spring of 2021.
Work is scheduled as follows:
- Drum Replacement: This work is currently ongoing and expected to be complete in June 2026.
- Sludge Hauling: This work is currently ongoing and is expected to be complete in fall 2025.
- Digester Replacement: This work is currently in final design, and is expected to be complete in summer to fall of 2027.
- Liquids Improvements: This work is currently in preliminary design, with work expected to be complete in summer to fall of 2028.
Public Information Meeting and Public Hearing
The ES project team hosted an online public information meeting and public hearing March 15, 2021.
Project Materials