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wastewater utility planning

Managing sewers, treatment, and stormwater to protect local waterways.

What to Watch
Watch for a street-by-street schedule for the pipe-lining work and any follow-up actions tied to the early-2026 regional plan update.
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Typically discussed at Public Utilities Committee. Check back when the next agenda is published.

The Story

The city’s wastewater planning has turned into real, street-level work: a citywide sewer pipe-lining project is expected to start in late January or early February. At the same time, the regional Sewer Service Area Plan update is aiming for early 2026, with a key change described as Kossuth Sanitary District shifting discharge to Manitowoc along County Trunk R.

Key Decisions
  1. passed 8-0 City Council · Feb 2, 2026

    26-020 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Up To $1,835,579 Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, and Providing for Other Details and Covenants with Respect Thereto, and Approval of Related Financial Assistance Agreement

    Motion to waive reading and adopt the resolution authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Up To $1,835,579 Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, and Providing for Other Details and Covenants with Respect Thereto, and Approval of Related Financial Assistance Agreement

    Doug Brandt Yes
    Shannon Derby Yes
    Bill LeClair Yes
    Darla LeClair Yes
    Tim Petri Yes
    Bonnie Shimulunas Yes
    Scott Stechmesser Yes
    Adam Wachowski Yes
Record

  1. The Public Utilities Committee agenda included an item titled “WASTEWATER UTILITY: UPDATES AND ACTION.”

    Public Utilities Committee

  2. The Public Utilities Committee agenda included an item titled “WASTEWATER UTILITY: UPDATES AND ACTION.”

    Public Utilities Committee

  3. Staff introduced Shawn Taddy as the new Lead Operator and said he is expected to step into the Superintendent role in early May 2026.

    Public Utilities Committee

  4. Staff said the citywide sewer pipe-lining project is expected to start in late January or early February.

    Public Utilities Committee

  5. Staff said the regional Sewer Service Area Plan update is aiming for completion in early 2026, with the main change described as Kossuth Sanitary District (Rockwood) shifting discharge to Manitowoc along County Trunk R.

    Public Utilities Committee

  6. The Environmental Advisory Board agenda included wastewater utility planning.

    Environmental Advisory Board

  7. City Council approved borrowing up to $1,835,579 through a state loan (Wisconsin Clean Water Fund) at a stated 2.475% interest rate, to be repaid from sewer system revenues.

    City Council

  8. The council vote on the borrowing resolution was 8-0, and it passed.

    City Council

  9. The borrowing was described as funding sanitary sewer replacements on Harbor, 16th, and Emmet; lead service sanitary laterals; and pipe-lining in various locations.

    City Council

  10. The resolution materials state the borrowing is payable solely from sewer system revenues and does not constitute general obligation debt of the City.

    City Council

  11. The Public Utilities Committee agenda included items labeled “2025 CIPP” (pipe-lining) and “2026 CIPP” (pipe-lining).

    Public Utilities Committee

  12. The Public Utilities Committee agenda included an item titled “WASTEWATER UTILITY: UPDATES AND ACTION.”

    Public Utilities Committee
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