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City, N.D. –2 pipelines will be built to filter, move and store higher sulfate levels from the Sheyenne River once the new reverse osmosis, nano and ultra filtration upgrades are completed at the water treatment plant in Valley City.

Kadermas, Lee and Jackson engineer Eric Gilbertson says the project should start this fall and be completed by October of 2012. He says a 12 inch underground pipe will be installed by the contractor Swanberg Construction of Valley City.

The longest stretch of pipe will start at the water treatment plant and run south along 4th avenue northeast to 4th street, down 9th avenue northwest to main street west, then down 16th avenue southwest and eventually out to the lagoon pond southwest of the city.

A second pipe will run from the water treatment plant along 8th street northeast to the Sheyenne River and will discharge water through a special diffuser system into the river until the longer pipeline is completed. The city has a variance from the state to do this for one year or until the longer pipeline is completed.

Gilbertson says there will be no special assessments or other costs to Valley City citizens associated with this project being the state is paying for the construction of the 2 pipelines.

The $20 million water treatment plant upgrade is tentatively scheduled to be completed by November in Valley City.

City Administrator Jon Cameron says the cities portion of the cost share is slightly less than 10 percent at an estimated cost of $2 million through a low interest state revolving fund loan.

He says the lion share of the project $15.3 million is being paid for by the state water commission, $2.6 million through the state revolving fund forgiven loan and $776,000 through the state tribal assistance grant secure by former Senator Byron Dorgan.