Type of Jurisdictions Involved
Village
Specific Jurisdictions Involved
- Villages of Black Earth and Mazomanie - Dane County;
- Village of Arena - Iowa County
County
Region
Southwestern
Type of Agreement
Consolidation of Services
Implementation and Incubation
- Implemented in 2001
- Discussions began in 1990
Factors Involved
- The Wisconsin DNR concluded in 1990 that the wastewater treatment facilities in the Villages of Black Earth and Mazomanie were outdated and needed to be fixed and updated
- Villages realized that individually renovating their facilities would be much more costly than upgrading completely and building one joint wastewater treatment plant
Benefits
- An upgraded wastewater treatment plant and reduced costs of treatment plant construction and operation
Results
- Increased level of cooperation among communities involved Communities formed the Dane-Iowa County Wastewater Commission Positive revenues from the joint wastewater treatment plant generated - Wisconsin Heights School and Village of Cross Plains are considered customers to the plant
- Estimate that Villages of Mazomanie and Black Earth each will save 12% of the costs they would have incurred had each village built its own treatment facility Villages of Mazomanie and Black Earth also estimate 24% in savings and operation and maintenance over individual smaller plants
- Project completed $800,000 below the total $11 million project budget Village of Mazomanie and Black Earth save $65,000 - $75,000 annually on operation and maintenance
- Lead to discussions of combing other services (electric utility)
Contact
Mazomanie Village Clerk - Sue Dietzen
Black Earth Village President
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