Iron Mountain approves engineering for sewer and water infrastructure projects
(UI) The City Council of Iron Mountain, Michigan, has planned $19.3 million in water and sewer improvements for the city, with aims to raise the remaining funding needed, according to Iron Mountain Daily News. The changes to water infrastructure are to be funded by a combination of a loan and grant from the Michigan Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, totaling over $13 million. This work has been contracted to Coleman Engineering, and it involves designing and bidding for replacing water mains and 400 lead service lines.
Work on the city’s sewer infrastructure is planned for the same period, to take advantage of access to service lines while streets are torn up to repair water infrastructure. City Manager Jordan Stanchina noted that some of the sewage infrastructure is 100 years old and vulnerable to collapse, necessitating replacement. However, funding for this proposed $6 million sewer infrastructure project has not yet been secured. Proposed funding could come from a USDA Rural Development Loan or alternatively, from commercial lending. Regardless, the City Council has approved ordering engineering for the sewer project. Applications for a DWSRF lead service line replacement project and $16.5 million in Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund assistance are also reported to be in the works.
The entire project is estimated to take up to three years, with a possible project start date in late 2025 or early 2026.
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