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| October 9, 2009 |
Aquatic Health, Water & Wastewater Systems, Water Quality & Quantity |
Treatment site to use sun power
Red Lodge will soon be using the sun to power new, more energy-efficient equipment at its wastewater treatment plant, Mayor Betsy Scanlin announced this week.
"We're capturing the tide of technology," she said Thursday. "I'm very excited about it. At a minimum it will be used for 20 to 30 years and by then even better technology will be available."
For months, the mayor's Climate Protection Committee has been fine-tuning the $458,000 project. At its meeting this week, the City Council voted its unanimous approval.
A stimulus grant through the Montana Department of Environmental Quality will pay 52 percent of the costs, Scanlin said. No rate increase will be needed to cover the $159,000 loan for the balance. The loan, also from the state, has a 0.75 percent interest rate and is payable over 20 years.
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