A Feistner Gravel and Excavation crew installs pipe along the hillside west of City Park during construction of the Mid-Dakota Rural Water connection project. The route extends from the park area toward the city’s blue water tower and will serve as a key link in bringing Mid-Dakota water to Wessington Springs. (PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WENZEL)
A Feistner Gravel and Excavation crew works near a decommissioned spring south of the campground as restoration efforts continue on the city’s Mid-Dakota Rural Water connection project. Recent work has shifted from pipeline installation to drainage improvements, erosion control and site restoration. (PHOTO COURTESY JENNIFER FEISTNER)
A long-anticipated connection between Wessington Springs and Mid-Dakota Rural Water moved significantly closer to reality this month as all 20 miles of pipeline needed to bring water to the community have now been installed, according to Mid-Dakota General Manager Scott Gross.While several key components still need to be delivered and installed, Gross said he remains optimistic that Mid-...
