Why is the City of Louisburg being targeted to make changes?
The EPA is looking at all communities that are served by lagoons. There are 800 municipal/commercial lagoons in the state. Louisburg is tied as the fourth largest city with a discharging lagoon system.

1: Ulysses, population: 6,100
2. Iola, population: 5,700
3. Russell, population: 4,500
4. Baxter Springs, population: 4,300
Louisburg, population: 4,300

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1. It’s now Spring 2017. What’s the latest on the sewer project?
2. What is wrong with the City of Louisburg’s current sewer system and why are changes needed?
3. Why is the City of Louisburg being targeted to make changes?
4. What was the City’s next step?
5. What did the Larkin Lamp Rynearson report say?
6. I thought the City upgraded the lagoons several years ago and those changes were to be sufficient for 20 or more years. What happened?
7. What’s the historical timeline of the current lagoons?
8. The City has decided Option 3 best fits the City’s needs. Why?
9. Now the big question. What does this do to sewer rates?
10. Where can I find the report to learn more?