Stoneback: Funding from IWQC for New Central Sewer Feasibility Study

[board member Charlie Stoneback, response to Lammers, 2008.02.09]

Thanks for your very informative advice on my questions. I had not considered the costs and difficulty in reestablishing a sanitary district. I fully agree with the advantages of a sewage system and that it is shortsighted to oppose it. I too have lived with several septic systems and even though we aren't experiencing any problems with ours, I would be happy to pay whatever the going cost would be to get hooked up to a sewage system ASAP. From an environmental perspective I am troubled that DENR would allow some of the septic systems that apparently exist south of Silver Creek and in the Dirks Resort areas of Lake Herman. I know there will always be an element opposed to any progress if they have to pay any amount, but it was particularly distressing at our meeting when the opposition appeared to be led by a former Lake County. States Attorney. At our Thursday Interlake's Water Quality meeting Martin Jarret, East Dakota Water District board member, suggested that a grant on the order of 6 to 8 thousand dollars might be available for us to conduct a sanitary system feasibility study. The study done in the late 90s favored a forced main into the Madison city system, but I see no record where that was ever presented to the Herman district members or discussion entered into with the city. As the Madison sewage system now extends to F&M and Madison is upgrading it's system it might well be a good time to enter into exploratory discussions with them. Also Prairie Village might be interested in sewage hook up as campers appear to be an increasing source of revenue for them. I think we should go out with an informative letter to all those in the current district to determine if there would be support for exploratory discussions with Madison on tapping into their sewage system or pursuing a grant for another feasibility study. Again, thank you Jerry for your excellent response to my questions.