Water
Council talks water, COVID-19, new fire truck
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Members of a Facebook group who feel their voices are not represented on City Council filled the upstairs conference room at the Maryville Community Center for Monday’s council meeting. The meeting was moved to the community center to accommodate the larger crowd, and a heavy police presence enforced mask and room capacity…
Read MoreMcDanel: Geosmin causing water taste, odor problems
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In a press release Wednesday, Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel said that an increase in a naturally occurring compound in Mozingo Lake is what’s been causing a distinct taste and smell for some water users. “We do have increased geosmin, which is impacting the taste and odor,” McDanel said at last week’s…
Read MoreHeiland explains Mozingo progress
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Progress continues on the city’s effort to come up with a comprehensive approach to solve the odor and taste issues that have plagued drinking water and to eliminate the algae on Mozingo Lake that is to blame. In addition to looking at water treatment options, the city also is addressing runoff concerns…
Read MoreMaryville Council approves water, sewer projects
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday approved a number of water and sewer improvements. First, council members approved a $597,264 bid from Blue Nile Contractors, Inc., out of Birmingham, Missouri, to build a new sanitary sewer collection line that runs east of U.S. Highway 71 along the south side of U.S. Highway…
Read MoreFunding opens to work on Mozingo algae
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A federal program will provide grant funding for farmers in the Mozingo watershed area who are interested in using new techniques to minimize nutrient runoff into Mozingo Lake. The $200,000 emergency fund announced through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resource Conservation Service this week is open to any landowner in the…
Read MoreCity to test new algae management system
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council approved the purchase of a SolaRaft unit Monday, to test the system’s effectiveness at eliminating cyanobacteria blooms on Mozingo Lake. SolaRafts, floating platforms that produce ultrasonic sound waves, are a relatively new product used to kill algae without breaking up the individual cells, which could cause the release…
Read MoreCity Council to consider lake treatment option
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council will consider purchasing a new algae treatment option for Mozingo Lake during its regular meeting Monday evening. According to the council agenda, the city may move forward with a plan discussed last month to try out a SolaRaft unit, made by Sonic Solutions, on the lake to help…
Read MoreMaryville prepares for water treatment analysis
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville will work through options to decide the future of the water treatment process, but first, city officials need to know what options are on the table. A request for qualifications sent out last week by the city will solicit engineering firms interested in analyzing the issues the city…
Read MoreCity takes first steps toward new treatment plant
MARYVILLE, Mo. — City officials are working with state agencies, private groups, area farmers and more to address the future of the city’s drinking water, including taking the first step towards building a new water treatment plant, City Manager Greg McDanel said in an update to the City Council on Monday. Cyanobacteria counts at Mozingo…
Read MoreCouncil tours water treatment plant
MARYVILLE, Mo. — City Council members toured the Maryville water treatment plant Monday, getting a firsthand look at the facility as they face a crossroads of possible futures for the city’s drinking water. Following high levels of cyanobacteria — sometimes called blue-green algae — found in samples taken from Mozingo Lake last month, city officials…
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