Improved water quality coming to Village residents in 2024
The filtration facility will be attached to Well No. 2. The water in this well has high levels of manganese and iron. The new facility will filter these elements from the water. Although manganese and iron levels remain below the accepted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standard, elevated levels may cause brown or black staining in fixtures, stained clothing and taste and/or odor concerns.
“We are anticipating this filtration facility will solve a lot of residents’ complaints and frustrations,” said Kronenwetter Water Utility Lead Water Operator Mark Mackey. “When construction is complete, the filter will start cycling the water. The change will not be immediate, because the manganese will need to cycle out of the pipes. But, ultimately, residents will start receiving higher quality water.”
The new filtration facility comes on the heels of previous efforts for improved water including phase one, which blended water from Well No. 1 and Well No. 2 in order to lower the manganese and iron levels. This action started in March 2021 and will continue until the filtration facility is complete.
The second phase called for constructing a water metering station and purchasing treated water from the Village of Rothschild. This phase was put on hold when Rothschild’s water tested high for PFAS in February 2022. The metering station construction was completed, but Rothschild’s water was not purchased.
Completion of the filtration plant is scheduled for August 2024. Ellis Stone Construction Company, Inc. is the contractor. The total project cost is estimated at $3.5 million.
