The city of Madison, SD is seeking matching grant money to construct a new 1-million-gallon reservoir, install ozone equipment and make other improvements with a total value of 4.6 million dollars.
Engineers have studied Madison’s water system in 2009 and the city’s underground reservoir in 2010 and made recommendations on improvements including addition of ozone equipment to remove two volatile organic compounds called PCE and TCE with a cost of $1.22 million. PCE and TCE are suspected carcinogens. Ozone breaks down organic compounds by oxidation.
If funded, the project is estimated to be completed in 2013.