{"id":8,"date":"2022-05-21T21:18:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T21:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.whks.com\/medford-mn\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-10-30T21:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T02:01:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.whks.com\/medford-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d97e682 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d97e682\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5b28e\" data-id=\"3b5b28e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-230c638 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230c638\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e4143\" data-id=\"06e4143\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a475ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a475ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WASTEWATER REGIONALIZATION WITH OWATONNA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79ef532 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79ef532\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83c7dd0\" data-id=\"83c7dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6aa005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6aa005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c18103 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c18103\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac54fa\" data-id=\"aac54fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408edfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408edfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT SUMMARY:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687a4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687a4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The City of Medford is planning to regionalize their wastewater system with the City of Owatonna.\u00a0 The improvements include construction of a lift station and forcemain to Owatonna.\u00a0 The existing wastewater treatment facility in Medford will be decommissioned.\u00a0 Currently, the estimated project cost is $11 million.\u00a0 The City has secured $4.5 million from the State of Minnesota Bonding Bill to offset the cost of the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e384a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e384a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff03a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aff03a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WASTEWATER TREATEMENT NEEDS:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21202f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21202f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The existing wastewater treatment facility is at the end of its life, has limited capacity for growth, and is located in a floodplain.<\/p><p>Past discharges of untreated wastewater into the Straight River has resulted in Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines and corrective action.<\/p><p>Regionalizing wastewater systems with Owatonna is less costly than constructing a new wastewater treatment facility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787fd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"787fd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d08ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d08ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCHEDULE:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cf8f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66cf8f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Study to Determine if Wastewater Regionalization was the Best Option &#8211; Complete<\/li><li>Secure Bonding Bill Funding of the Project &#8211; Complete<\/li><li>Pursue Additional Funding &#8211; Ongoing<\/li><li>Engineering and Design &#8211; Ongoing<\/li><li>Submit Facility Plan for Funding &#8211; Spring 2024<\/li><li>Finalize Funding &#8211; Fall 2024<\/li><li>Construct Project &#8211; 2025 Construction Season<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cf68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"06cf68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc982e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abc982e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEWER RATE IMPACTS:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1282b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1282b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sewer rates will increase.&nbsp; The amount of increase cannot be determined until project costs and funding are finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Sewer rates for average residential user:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current &#8211; $63\/month<\/li>\n<li>Projected if the city did not complete the regionalization project and built a new plant &#8211; $180\/month<\/li>\n<li>Projected with planned regionalization and current funding &#8211; $100\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b6697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53b6697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6431c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6431c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOCUMENTS:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e72b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e72b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clients.whks.com\/medford-mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/10\/Owatonna-Medford-WW-Bonding-Bill-2023.03.06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bonding Bill &#8211; Owatonna + Medford Wastewater Treatment Regionalization<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed08b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ed08b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa51774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa51774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS ARTICLES:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79dea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e79dea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/owatonna_peoples_press\/news\/medford-officials-discover-treatment-plant-in-disrepair-following-state-investigation\/article_d9807ff4-6437-5b59-a0c2-9ddfa14b06c2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/owatonna_peoples_press\/news\/medford-officials-discover-treatment-plant-in-disrepair-following-state-investigation\/article_d9807ff4-6437-5b59-a0c2-9ddfa14b06c2.html<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/faribault_daily_news\/news\/mpca-fines-medford-orders-city-to-fix-problems-at-wastewater-plant\/article_f7014a75-9570-522c-9589-0e9d62013f66.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/faribault_daily_news\/news\/mpca-fines-medford-orders-city-to-fix-problems-at-wastewater-plant\/article_f7014a75-9570-522c-9589-0e9d62013f66.html<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/steeledodgenews.com\/state-approves-26m-regionalized-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/steeledodgenews.com\/state-approves-26m-regionalized-facility<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fd112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39fd112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a88351\" data-id=\"3a88351\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec60b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec60b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOVEMBER 1, 2023 PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5dd26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5dd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Location:<\/p><ul><li>Medford City Hall<br \/>408 2nd Ave SE, Medford, MN 55049<\/li><\/ul><p>Times:<\/p><ul><li>5:30 PM and 7:00 PM<\/li><\/ul><p>Agencies Involved<\/p><ul><li>WHKS &amp; Co.<\/li><li>City of Medford<\/li><\/ul><div><a href=\"https:\/\/clients.whks.com\/medford-mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/10\/November-1-2023-Medford-Wastewater-Public-Information-Meeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download the presentation slides<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8e984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de8e984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1847e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1847e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT CONTACTS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749cdc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749cdc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brandon Theobald<br \/>Consulting City Engineer<br \/>WHKS &amp; Co.<br \/><a href=\"mailto:btheobald@whks.com\">btheobald@whks.com<\/a><br \/>507.288.3923<\/p><p>Elizabeth Jackson<br \/>City Administrator<br \/><a href=\"mailto:cityclerk@medfordminnesota.com\">cityclerk@medfordminnesota.com<\/a><br \/>507.455.2866<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0160a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0160a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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