Holts Summit received a rebate check last week for sewer construction completed in the city.
The rebate was paid for by the Missouri Public Utilities Commission, and presented to Holts Summit through the Missouri Rural Water Association.
The $58,775.93 check was for the "rebate of interest costs during the construction of the regionalization," according to a news release from the Missouri Rural Water Association.
Holts Summit belongs to the Missouri Rural Water Association, an organization which aims to "be the leading source of professional services, support and representation for Missouri water and wastewater utilities," according to MRWA's website.
MRWA serves as administrator of the Missouri Public Utilities Commission Interim Loan Program, which provided the funding for construction.
The project began in July 2020, and was completed on Jan. 12, 2022. Construction cost $5,958,175.43, and engineering was $1,408,196.52.
This construction enabled Holts Summit to regionalize its sewer system with Jefferson City. Holts Summit Sewer Superintendent Keith Edwards said all sewage is now treated by the regional treatment plant in Jefferson City.
Edwards said the regionalization will also eliminate the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit Holts Summit has. The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines NPDES as a program which "addresses water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to waters of the United States."
Edwards said regionalization gets rid of the liability of having a wastewater treatment facility in Holts Summit. Edwards said Holts Summit can plan in the long term now as well, since the regionalization with Jefferson City has a contract with set rates and allowable flows that can enable growth.
Brandon Ruediger, city administrator for Holts Summit, said the completion of the project comes after years of work with both federal and state agencies.
The regionalization project allows the city to continue providing safe and reliable service, Ruediger said in the news release. The loan was structured and managed by D.A. Davidson & Co., a public finance firm whose closest office is in Kansas City.