South Dakota Ag Connection - $4 Million from USDA for Wagner Infrastructure

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$4 Million from USDA for Wagner Infrastructure
South Dakota Ag Connection - 10/27/2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $4,090,000 in the city of Wagner to improve its infrastructure.

"This USDA investment provides safe and reliable water and wastewater infrastructure that is a vital component to prosperity in this rural South Dakota community," said USDA Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross.

Wagner had televised the sanitary sewer system and past projects included relining a portion of the lines that were in good enough condition to allow relining versus digging up and replacing them. The balance of the work needing to be done is the basis for this project. The remaining lines could not be relined due to the severity of their issues including misalignments, sags, and collapsed lines. These segments will be replaced by an open trench which will assist with eliminating the old asbestos cement pipe (ACP) and cast-iron pipe in the city's system. In addition, through this process, water lines will be replaced as needed.

USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal loan funds of $1,726,000 and grant funds of $2,364,000 will be leveraged with an applicant contribution of $250,000 for a total project cost of $4,340,000. This Rural Development investment will be used to replace approximately 2,700 lineal feet of ACP and approximately 7,765 lineal feet of sewer clay and ACP. In addition, the sewer grit chamber and manholes will be replaced throughout various parts of the city. This project will improve the delivery of water and sewer throughout the City of Wagner, as well as create an environment for cleaner and safer drinking water. This project will significantly improve Wagner's existing water and waste collection system and serve 1,889 rural South Dakota residents.

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