Ironwood moves ahead with water filtration system
Written by Jesse Baroka on February 24, 2021
IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood is moving ahead with securing the best possible grants and low-interest loans possible for a water filtration system project, according to engineers at the city commission meeting Monday. The commission unanimously approved a letter of intent that the city intends to move forward with closing financing for an estimated $9.7 million concrete, gravity filtered water treatment plant and pump station to better address manganese and iron water quality issues and discoloration in the city’s water system. The action followed information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture office of Rural Development that two grants totaling $3,192,000 and $1 million, along with a $5,439,000 Strategic Economic & Community Development funding loan at 1.25% interest, were approved for the city’s project financing package. The design and engineering process will take several months. The bids should go out next fall or winter and construction should start in 2022.
