Stauber Secures $1 Million for Water Project in Tower

Minnesota - Today, Congressman Stauber visited the Tower Stabilization Pond Expansion Project, a project he secured funding for in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal spending package. Funding for this project will expand wastewater capacity for the Tower and Breitung Township communities. 

“Water infrastructure in rural America is aging and limited in capacity. Without proper repair and investment, we put our public health and safety at risk. And as more people learn of our wonderful way of life in northern Minnesota, our communities are rightfully growing.

Washington often overlooks small town America, but through my advocacy, I was able to illuminate the importance of the Tower-Breitung project to my colleagues and secure funding for my constituents. I will always advocate to bring federal dollars home.”

Background:

In March, Congressman Stauber secured $19 million in funding for projects across Minnesota’s Eight Congressional District in the first portion of the FY2024 appropriations package. This package included $1,000,000 for the Tower Stabilization Pond Expansion Project, which will construct a fourth stabilization pond to increase wastewater capacity from 172,00 gallons to 258,000 gallons per day. Stabilization ponds use natural processes to treat wastewater.