Business View Civil and Municipal | May 2021

111 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MAY 2021 www.ducks.org Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. MI TCHELL , SOUTH DAKOTA current 300,000-gallon tank located in the city’s downtown. Croce adds, “We worked with our consultants and went through investigations and found that we need a significant increase in our supply reserve on hand in the City of Mitchell. So, we found a location and we are designing a significantly larger tank.” The city is also working on improvements to its wastewater treatment plant, with a scheduled $10-million upgrade. The current water treatment plant is 40 years old and at the end of its lifecycle. The city is under agreement with a consultant HDR that will do the design for upgrades to that plant and a new wastewater treatment plant that is expected to be under construction next year, as well. One of the most significant problems the city faces is algae blooms in Lake Mitchell. They are currently working on a huge cleanup project with the help of various community groups and Lake Mitchell