By Aberdeen Insider - May 7, 2026 in SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS
Date: April 9, 2026
As required by guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact statements, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed Clean Water State Revolving Fund action below:
PROJECT: Water Reclamation Facility Improvements
LOCATION: Aberdeen (Brown County), South Dakota
PROJECT NUMBER: C461072-05
TOTAL FUNDING/SRF C461003-06 SHARE: $102,521,000 / $16,198,000
The city of Aberdeen is constructing a Water Reclamation Facility Improvements project. Aberdeen received a $32,426,100 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Loan and a $18,896,900 American Rescue Plan act grant on April 13, 2022, as well as an additional $30,000,000 CWSRF loan on March 27, 2025. The original Finding of No Significant Impact, which was published on November 1, 2023, and amended on May 22, 2025, is hereby amended to reflect the additional funding the city of Aberdeen has received for the completion of this project.
On March 26, 2026, Aberdeen received a third CWSRF loan for $16,198,000 at 4.00 percent for 30 years. Aberdeen has pledged a surcharge to repay this third loan. The surcharge is $15.00 per user per month.
The Water Reclamation Facility Improvements project will not affect any historical or archaeological resources as determined by a Cultural Resources Inventory Survey of the project area. In the event of an archaeological or historical resource being unearthed during construction, work will be stopped and the State Historic Preservation Office will be notified. The project should have no direct or indirect adverse effects on plant life or wildlife. The improvements, if necessary, will be flood proofed to above the 100-year base flood elevation. The proposed project will not adversely affect wetlands. The United States Department of Agriculture determined that there will be no significant impact on farmland of statewide importance in Brown County, and the Department of Agriculture determined that no further alternatives need be considered.
The review process did not indicate that significant environmental impacts would result from the proposed project. Consequently, a preliminary decision not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement has been made. This action is taken on the basis of a careful review of the engineering report, environmental information documents, and other supporting data which are on file at the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Division of Financial and Technical Assistance, Pierre, South Dakota, and are available for public scrutiny at the city office in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Comments supporting or disagreeing with this decision may be submitted to [email protected] for consideration by DANR. After evaluating the comments received, the Department will make a final decision; however, no final administrative action will be taken on the project for at least 30 calendar days after release of the Second Amendment to the Finding of No Significant Impact.
/s/Tina McFarling, Program Administrator Environmental Funding Program
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