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Project Update - October 22, 2024: Fall 2024 project update below. See below for previous Project Updates. To receive project updates via email or text, sign up using the E-newsletter/SMS subscription form on the right.
Fall 2024 Project Update
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services is suspending current plans to relocate the current Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) out of downtown Hastings. The Met Council is committed to providing wastewater services to meet the needs of the community long-term, which will result in decommissioning the current facility and relocating where wastewater is treated.
The existing plant site presents challenges to major renewal, land use compatibility, and expansion of the plant to respond to growth and changes in regulatory requirements. We are taking additional time to consider these challenges and evaluate options to best meet needs. Met Council will work closely with the stakeholders in Dakota County as we return to planning the project. No construction is anticipated within the next 5 years
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Project Description
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (ES), the agency managing the seven county metro-area wastewater collection and treatment system, is planning to relocate the current Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) from Downtown Hastings to an ES-owned property on the border of Hastings and Ravenna Township.
The existing plant site located in downtown Hastings presents challenges to major renewal, land use compatibility, and expandability of the plant to respond to growth and changes in regulatory requirements. The new plant site provides ability to expand to support growth in the long-term service area identified in the 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan, which may include land areas in the townships of Marshan, Nininger, or Vermillion.
The existing WWTP discharges effluent to the Mississippi River. Discharge alternatives are under evaluation for the proposed Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF).