Howard Lake’s wastewater to be online by mid-October

HOWARD LAKE, MN – With a large percentage of work competed on the Annandale/Maple Lake/Howard Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility, Thursday’s commission meeting was short and direct.

“Construction of the Howard Lake forcemain has been completed with the exception of a couple of connections,” DeWolf reported, “which LaTour Construction is currently completing between the open cut and directionally-drilled portions of the project.”
Howard Lake will be online by mid-October, chairman Roger Millner announced. Maple Lake will likely follow in the spring of next year, due in part, to grant opportunities the city is pursuing for infrastructure needs.The project engineer’s report reviewed progress made within the past month including the installation of disinfection equipment, site landscaping, and testing of equipment at the facility.
Piping has recently been installed at the Howard Lake lift station, and activated sludge will be delivered from Howard Lake to the facility during the next few weeks, which will allow the plant to develop the required biomass for the treatment process, according to Project Manager Bradley DeWolf.