December 7, 2022 |
The Town of Dixon at the south end of Carbon County is moving forward with improvements to its wastewater lagoon system after successfully competing for a State Loan and Investment Board grant this year.
From July 1st to August 12th, the Wyoming State Land and Investments Board, or SLIB, accepted grant applications from towns, counties and other governments looking to use American Recovery Plan Act money for water and sewer infrastructure improvements. Of the 113 applications SLIB received, only 19 were approved for ARPA grants.
As reported by Bigfoot 99, the Town of Saratoga successfully lobbied SLIB for a $966,000 grant for the Spring Avenue Waterline Replacement and Paving Project. The Town of Encampment was also successful. Rawlins failed in its bid to win grant money for portions of its aging water infrastructure.
The town of Dixon also applied for a SLIB grant to make improvements to its wastewater treatment lagoons. Sarah Barber, Dixon’s Public Works Director, explained what the town intends to do with the money.
Photo courtesy Town of Dixon/Facebook.
Wyoming is tightening their water treatment requirements by limiting the amount of organic pollution permitted in wastewater outflow. As in Encampment, Dixon’s treatment lagoon system is in need of an upgrade. Working with engineer Chris Lidstone of CDLidstone LLC in Fort Collins, Colorado, Dixon officials were able to put together a SLIB application that successfully granted them the full $575,000 they were asking for.
With the ARPA grant in hand, Barber said the town is seeking an engineering firm to create the plan needed to improve their lagoon system.
During the November 8th Dixon Town Council meeting, Mayor Melodie Seilaff said the town would like to contract with Brandon Noble of HDR in Cheyenne to helm the lagoon improvement project. The public works director said Noble has worked with the town in the past.
According to HDR’s website, the Gateway West Transmission line was a project to construct 1,000 miles of new high voltage lines from Glenrock, Wyoming to Melba, Idaho. Noble worked with the town of Dixon to complete the project last May.
Bigfoot 99 was unable to obtain a statement from Nobel about the Dixon lagoon project.
While Dixon’s lagoon improvement project has yet to begin, the ARPA funding means they are able to get the ball rolling.
