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Historic Timeline
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April-May, 1950 |
Concerns about pollution in Clear Lake surface |
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May 4, 1950 |
Sanitary sewer system proposed |
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May 31, 1950 |
Public meeting held |
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June 8, 1950 |
Threat of closing lake to swimming |
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October 19, 1950 |
Sanitary sewer election held
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April 20, 1951 |
Governor signs aid bill |
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July 27, 1953 |
Construction contract awarded |
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February, 1954 |
Construction begins |
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July 19, 1956 |
Construction completed |
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September 17, 1956 |
Sanitary Sewer District in operation |
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June, 1973 |
Original bond of $609,000 is retired |
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March 1986 |
Plan submitted to prevent bypass of sewage from treatment facility into lake |
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December, 1986 |
Permit issued by state Department of Natural Resources |
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December 20, 1988 |
Administrative order issued by the state to make upgrades to the sanitary
sewer system. |
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August 3, 1990 |
State sues Lake Sanitary District |
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February, 1992 |
Board approves $13-million improvement plan |
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June 23, 1995 |
Bids received come in under estimate and are accepted |
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July, 1995 |
Construction begins on estimated $4-million lift stations |
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July, 1996 |
Construction begins on estimated $9-million treatment plant |
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January, 1997 |
Phase I completed, total cost $5 million |
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May, 1998 |
Treatment plant completed |
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June 20, 1998 |
Downpour causes problems for pump stations 1, 2, & 3. |
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July, 1998 |
$10-million dollar grant received |
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August, 1998 |
Phase 3 completed - Force main
Phase 4 completed - Pump stations 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7 |
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September, 1998 |
Construction continues |
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February, 1999 |
Directional drilling pipe installed under lake by
Ozzie's Directional Drilling.
See Ozzie's rig in action (Quicktime movie). |
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May, 1999 |
Force mains completed. |
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August, 1999 |
Pump-house renovations completed. |
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December, 2001 |
Plant site storm basin project finalized. |
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July, 2003 |
Board of Trustees sign a 25 year Service Agreement with Interstate Power and Light (IPL) to
supply effluent to assist with the cooling water needs of the Emery Power Generating Station
and to receive cooling water discharged back to the sanitary districtÕs treatment plant for
direct discharge or treatment. |
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July 1, 2010 |
Board of Trustees lowered sewer consumption rate from $2.53 per 1,000 gallons to $2.17 per 1,000 gallons.
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June, 2017 |
$16.3 million Bonds sold to finance 1996-1999 upgrades retired. |
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