Sanitary sewer work begins in Trosky
The city of Trosky, Minnesota, has embarked on a significant sewer project to address longstanding wastewater management issues.
Historically, Trosky lacked a centralized sewer system, relying instead on individual septic systems—some of which failed to meet groundwater protection standards. In 2008, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) identified Trosky as an unsewered community, prompting the city to take corrective action.
The hurdle was finding land on which to locate wastewater ponds. Edith Appeldorn sold the city of Trosky 6.1 acres for that purpose. The ponds, which were dug last August, are located about 1.5 miles east of Trosky, northeast of the Trosky cemetery.
In 2023, Hulstein Excavating, Inc., (HEI) was awarded the bid for the sewer project at approximately $3.6 million. The funding for the project will come from a Minnesota Point Source Implementation grant of $2.8 million, a $600,000 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Small Cities Development grant, a $207,000 USDA Rural Development grant, and a $91,000 USDA Rural Development loan.
In the past few weeks, HEI has begun installing the sewer lines.
