Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Nebraska's water systems need fixing. The fund meant to help can't keep up.
Ivan Varela, tech tester student intern with Olsson, reads the results of a concrete test on newly arrived concrete to make sure it meets standards at the Kimball Municipal Wastewater Treatment plant in Kimball
In the sparsely populated Nebraska Panhandle, the City of Kimball is trying to grow. And thanks to investments from major local employers and the planned Air Force upgrade of missiles in nearby nuclear missile silos, the area soon could double in size.
But to meet that growth, the city's water infrastructure needs attention - millions of dollars worth of attention: $2.5 million for sewer lines, around $1 million for updating the drinking water system and millions more for the wastewater treatment plant.
"It was a lot of, all at once, 'This is kind of what you're looking at in the next couple o...
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