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Loan: $480,200 |
Outline of Need: The Village of Cook is in need of updating and repairing their waste disposal and treatment system. The system is no longer meeting the needs of the community. The collection system was built in 1946 and consists of clay pipe. This system is experiencing excessive infiltration and inflow problems causing overloading of the lift station and lagoons. The lift station receives all the wastewater flows from the collection system and pumps it to the lagoon. The pumps are under sized and cannot handle inflow thus causing sewage back ups and improper discharging of the lagoons. They have a three-cell lagoon system, which has been discharging effluent without a discharge permit from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The lift station is at the end of its useful life and the maintenance costs are significant and replacement parts are difficult to find. The original design was for complete retention. The original lagoon piping does not allow for such discharge and needs to be modified. Change in level of water in the lagoons has resulted in deterioration of the lagoon liner and significant erosion to the dikes. |
How Rural Development Helped:
The total cost of the improvements is estimated at $1,137,300.00 for this community of 333 residents. In order for the Village of Cook to afford these improvements the Village was awarded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $250,000 and a State Revolving Loan (SRF) of $100,000 and a SRF grant of $100,000. USDA Rural Development has provided the Village of Cook a loan in the amount of $480,200.00 and a grant of $207,100.00. These funds will be used to repair and rehabilitate the existing wastewater system.
The Results:
The residents of Cook, Nebraska, will get an updated wastewater collection and treatment system. The system will be more efficient and manageable which will reduce the amount of maintenance and operational costs. With these improvements the residents will benefit by keeping the user rates at an affordable level. The commitment to Federal and State level cooperation is effective in rural Nebraska and commits to making projects like this a reality.
Pictured, above: Howard McNiff - Village Chairperson; Village Boardmember; Janice Stopak - USDA Rural Development; Devon Roesener - Village Clerk; Village Boardmember.
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