Brandon, Renner approved millions in utility improvement loans

The communities of Brandon and Renner have been approved for millions of dollars for improvements to its drinking water and waste water and storm water systems, respectively.

Governor Kristi Noem last week announced the city of Brandon was approved for a $5,687,000 loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which will be directed to drinking water system improvements.

Renner’s Sanitary District funding package includes a $878,000 Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program grant and a $1,147,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan.

The terms of all loans are 2.125 percent for 30 years. The funds will be administered through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

“I am pleased to announce Brandon and Renner will receive this assistance,” Noem said.

The Brandon project includes construction of a new 1,250,000-gallon composite water storage tank to increase capacity and provide uniform water pressure throughout the city. New pumps will be installed at the Redwood Booster Station to fill the tank along with installation of chlorination equipment to maintain proper disinfection. Construction of a new altitude valve building will allow water to circulate between the Redwood pressure zone and the lower central pressure zone. Finally, modifications to the Bluffs Booster pumps will help maintain uniform pressures in its pressure zone.

The loan will cover the estimated project cost.

The Renner Sanitary District sends its wastewater to the city of Sioux Falls. Recent flooding has increased the volume of groundwater entering the system straining the infrastructure and increasing costs. Project improvements include rehabilitation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) upgrades at three lift stations and storm water improvements to reduce the volume of groundwater entering the wastewater system.

The loans and funding package will cover the estimated project costs.

The State of South Dakota and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, which provides low-interest loans for public drinking water system projects, wastewater, storm water and nonpoint source projects.

The Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, funded in part by revenues from the Petroleum Release Compensation Tank Inspecting fee and the sale of lotto tickets, provides grants and loans for water, wastewater, and watershed projects.

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