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Major Decisions Ahead on Yankton Wastewater Plant

Major Decisions Ahead on Yankton Wastewater Plant

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As construction on the thirty four-million-dollar water treatment plant nears completion, the City of Yankton now faces major decisions about the wastewater treatment plant.
City Manager Amy Leon says while they are applying for a federal E.D.A. grant for the plant, they will also do a long term study…

Leon says once they get the results of the study, they will have a better idea of the long term life of the plant…

Leon says the flood of 2011 caused damage to the wastewater plant that is ongoing…

Leon says they won’t have any cost estimates until the assessment is done.

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