Keokuk, IA – A multi-year, multi-million dollar sewer project is getting underway in Keokuk.
Keokuk is one of a handful of cities in Iowa that currently operates a combined sanitary and stormwater sewer system. Public Works director, Bill Richards, says the federal government is requiring each city to seperate the systems. He says that will reduce the stress on the Wastewater Treatment Plant and prevent overflows into waterways. The city council has agreed to pay up to $800,000 to begin work on the sewer lines in the Soap Creek area. The total sewer project could cost as much as $70,000,000. The city will seek out state and federal grants, raise local sewer rates, and borrow money for the project. Keokuk could have as many as 35 years to complete the plan, or as few as 15, depending on how lobbying efforts go.
Keokuk Starting Sewer Project
