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    February 24, 2018
    LETTER: Professional response to a leak
    To the editor: On Friday morning, Feb. 16, my wife observed a growing puddle of water in the street in front of our house after walking our dog. Alas, a water main had sprung a leak. Unsure of who to call, we used the ALASD number to reach their on-call person at 6:30 in the morning....
    opinion/lettersFebruary 24, 2018 - 8:05am
    September 13, 2017
    Treated water from the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District cascades into Lake Winona at a steady rate. The district is seeking a waiver to new state discharge rules. (Al Edenloff | Echo Press)
    Sewer district seeks waiver from stricter discharge limits into Lake Winona
    How to restore Lake Winona is a challenge that continues to vex, judging by a public hearing Wednesday evening about the sewer district's intention...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 13, 2017 - 11:12pm
    August 25, 2017
    Mark West (left) and Dwain Schuette from Alexandria's Stormwater Management Committee look at a culvert that drains water into Lake Winona. (Al Edenloff | Echo Press)
    A pontoon's eye view of Lake Winona
    Members of the Alexandria Stormwater Management Committee gained a new view of Lake Winona, the discharge point for the Alexandria Lake Area...
    newsAugust 25, 2017 - 11:12am
    Treated water from the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District cascades into Lake Winona at a steady rate. Seeing the outlet was one of the highlights of a pontoon tour city leaders took of the lake. (Al Edenloff | Echo Press)
    Carp removal a solution nobody wants to pay for on Lake Winona
    There are some very happy carp these days, poking around in Lake Winona's shallow waters. They take part of the blame for a lake so yucky that...
    newsAugust 25, 2017 - 11:10am
    August 18, 2017
    Weekend rain strains sewer plant's capacity
    So much rain fell in Alexandria on Sunday that it overwhelmed two pumps at a sewer system lift station, causing about 200 gallons of sewage and stormwater to spill near Lake Victoria and forcing sewage workers to truck wastewater to a treatment plant. It also pushed the treatment...
    newsAugust 18, 2017 - 4:53pm
    December 21, 2016
    Located in soutwest Alexandria, Lake Winona is a shallow, no-wake lake with a maximum depth of 9 feet. It was designated as an impaired lake in 2002 because of excess algae. (Lowell Anderson | Echo Press)
    Big concern, big cost: Cleaning Lake Winona
    Cleaning up Alexandria's Lake Winona will take some time, new efforts from the city and property owners, and millions of dollars. It's that last...
    newsDecember 21, 2016 - 6:00am
    December 15, 2016
    LETTER: Attend meeting Friday and speak up
    To the editor: (Regarding the Dec. 9 story, "City presents wish list to legislators.") They talked about our ALASD and we need a new facility as soon as possible. I believe this facility was put in the wrong part of the county and we need so many updates so a new facility would be...
    opinion/lettersDecember 15, 2016 - 10:36am
    March 27, 2013
    A controversial antibacterial agent has been found in Lake Winona.
    The trickle effect of triclosan
    A lot of questionable decisions were made in the 1960s. Was introducing the antibacterial agent triclosan one of them? The antimicrobial ingredient...
    newsMarch 27, 2013 - 12:00am
    August 21, 2012
    ALASD invites public to open house this Friday
    The Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) invites the public to its open house on Friday, August 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. The location of the open house is 2201 Nevada Street S.W., just west of the airport and north of Highway 27 West. The event will feature plant tours, equipment...
    newsAugust 21, 2012 - 2:59pm
    September 29, 2010
    Lake Winona in southwest Alexandria receives treated wastewater from the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District. The state is proposing stricter phosphorus load limits from the plant.
    A cleaner Winona?
    A sparkling clean Lake Winona. Is it possible? Probably not - and it would cost a lot of money just to try, according to a discussion that...
    newsSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:00am
    August 27, 2010
    Echo Press photo by Lowell Anderson Scot Spranger (second from right), plant superintendent at ALASD, explained how sand and gravel is separated from wastewater during the treatment process.
    Sewage in, clean water out
    It's a dirty job but someone has to do it.
    newsAugust 27, 2010 - 12:00am
    August 20, 2010
    ALASD to host open house
    An open house at Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) has been scheduled for next week. The event will take place Wednesday, August 25 from 1 to 5 p.m.
    businessAugust 20, 2010 - 12:00am
    June 18, 2010
    1099378 Public Hearing - ALASD Wastewater System
    Public Hearing Publish June 16, 18, 2010 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ALEXANDRIA LAKE AREA SANITARY DISTRICT The Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) has scheduled a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on June 23, 2010. The hearing will be held at...
    newsJune 18, 2010 - 12:00am
    June 16, 2010
    1099378 Public Hearing - ALASD Wastewater System
    Public Hearing Publish June 16, 18, 2010 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ALEXANDRIA LAKE AREA SANITARY DISTRICT The Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) has scheduled a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on June 23, 2010. The hearing will be held at...
    newsJune 16, 2010 - 12:00am
    April 8, 2009
    ALASD expansion clears court hurdle
    The Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) scored a major victory for its expansion project Thursday. The Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion on April 2 that reversed the Minnesota Court of Appeals' 2007 ruling, which had directed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency...
    newsApril 8, 2009 - 12:00am
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