1995-1996 Xenia Rural Water File (CDBG Application Pages)
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Title
1995-1996 Xenia Rural Water File (CDBG Application Pages)
Subject
Xenia Rural Water District; Xenia Rural Water; Xenia; Rural Water; Dana, Iowa; Greene County, Iowa; Community Development Block Grant; CDBG; application; project impact; regional treatment facility; six cities; capacity charge; low and moderate income; LMI; capital improvements; GE loan; G.E. Capital; bonding capacity; revenue reserves
Description
Two undated pages from a CDBG application: Section 8, Project Impact, describing a regional treatment facility for six cities, and Section 9, Dana's financial information, numbered page 19. The 1995-1996 date is an estimate. Dana's form lists a $50,000 GE loan, $4,500 annual debt retirement and $8,000 of reserves for the water project; its debt figures differ from the form filed with the September 18, 1996 papers.
Creator
City of Dana, Iowa
Source
Xenia folder, City Hall
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1995-1996
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Format
Printed pages on white paper
Language
American English
Type
Government records
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
8. PROJECT IMPACT
The proposed project will provide an opportunity for six cities, a county residential facility, and
eighty rural households to have a long-term, safe, sanitary, and reliable water supply. This
joint project for a regional treatment facility will be a more cost-effective approach than for
each community to build its own treatment facility. The rural water provider will contribute to
the construction of the treatment plant with a capacity charge, and then purchase water from
the facility to distribute to the other participating cities. The project is targeted towards
smaller communities with immediate water treatment and supply problems, and according to
the engineering reports, is designed to have the treatment and transmission capacity for the
participating cities plus additional communities who may want to connect to the system in the
future. Peak treatment capacity will be 6.8 MGD, which includes 4.6 MGD for the provider
city and 2.2 MGD for the Xenia Rural Water District participants. This will allow Xenia
participation to grow into the year 2025.
CDBG funding is vital for the project to be implemented. With CDBG funds, monthly
residential rates will average from $ 14.50 to $ 34.33 per household, based on 4,000 gallons
per month. Without CDBG funds, the rates will average $ 10 to $ 20 higher per month, with
the smaller cities being in excess of $ 50 per month. These rates would place a burden on LMI
households. Three of the cities have LMI percentages above 70 percent. These small cities also
do not have the bonding capacity to build invididual treatment facilites (See “Financial
Information for Capital Improvements Project “ form for each participant).
Should CDBG funding not be obtained, the provider city will not construct the extra capacity
required for the rural water service, which will require the cities to pursue other alternatives at
a greater cost.
The project will have no direct environmental impact and will mostly take place within
easements on private, rural property, or county right-of-way. The treatment plant and well will
be built within the city limits of one community. Two storage facilities will likely be built on
rural property which will be acquired. No persons or businesses will be displaced as a result of
this project.
The availability of a safe, reliable source of water will provide the potential for more
residential, industrial, and commercial development within the participating jurisdictions. The
project will be the first step for more potential expansion of the rural water system to other
cities and rural users in the two counties.
The applicants, through their grant administrator, will endeavor to solicit MBE/WBE
contractors through the state clearinghouses. Plans and specifications will be sent to the
appropriate clearinghouses to encourage such businesses to participate in the project.
[page 2]
[top of sheet cut off; ?: "DANA"]
9. FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS
All projects involving capital improvements must complete this form.
A. User Fees and Revenues (Water | Sewer)
Number of Residential Users: 25 | NA
Average Monthly Residential Bill: $31 | NA
Projected Average Monthly Bill Without CDBG Funds: $44.22 | NA
Projected Average Monthly Bill With CDBG Funds: $31.82 | NA
Date of Last Rate Increase (month and year): 7-94
B. Other Capital Improvements Projects
Briefly describe the community's most recent capital improvements project(s) and associated costs. Describe any project for which the community has established a capital improvements fund and provide the current balance of that fund:
[left blank]
C. Bonds
Existing Tax Levy: $8.1
General Obligation Bonding Capacity: $88,704
Current General Obligation Bonded Indebtedness: $0
Revenue Bonded Indebtedness: $0
Other Indebtedness (specify GE loan): $50,000
Annual Debt Retirement for Outstanding Bonds or Loans: $4,500
Issue Date [blank] Issue Amount [blank] Year of Retirement 2005
D. Available General Revenue Reserves: $10,000
Narrative: $8,000 of this will be used for water project.
19
The proposed project will provide an opportunity for six cities, a county residential facility, and
eighty rural households to have a long-term, safe, sanitary, and reliable water supply. This
joint project for a regional treatment facility will be a more cost-effective approach than for
each community to build its own treatment facility. The rural water provider will contribute to
the construction of the treatment plant with a capacity charge, and then purchase water from
the facility to distribute to the other participating cities. The project is targeted towards
smaller communities with immediate water treatment and supply problems, and according to
the engineering reports, is designed to have the treatment and transmission capacity for the
participating cities plus additional communities who may want to connect to the system in the
future. Peak treatment capacity will be 6.8 MGD, which includes 4.6 MGD for the provider
city and 2.2 MGD for the Xenia Rural Water District participants. This will allow Xenia
participation to grow into the year 2025.
CDBG funding is vital for the project to be implemented. With CDBG funds, monthly
residential rates will average from $ 14.50 to $ 34.33 per household, based on 4,000 gallons
per month. Without CDBG funds, the rates will average $ 10 to $ 20 higher per month, with
the smaller cities being in excess of $ 50 per month. These rates would place a burden on LMI
households. Three of the cities have LMI percentages above 70 percent. These small cities also
do not have the bonding capacity to build invididual treatment facilites (See “Financial
Information for Capital Improvements Project “ form for each participant).
Should CDBG funding not be obtained, the provider city will not construct the extra capacity
required for the rural water service, which will require the cities to pursue other alternatives at
a greater cost.
The project will have no direct environmental impact and will mostly take place within
easements on private, rural property, or county right-of-way. The treatment plant and well will
be built within the city limits of one community. Two storage facilities will likely be built on
rural property which will be acquired. No persons or businesses will be displaced as a result of
this project.
The availability of a safe, reliable source of water will provide the potential for more
residential, industrial, and commercial development within the participating jurisdictions. The
project will be the first step for more potential expansion of the rural water system to other
cities and rural users in the two counties.
The applicants, through their grant administrator, will endeavor to solicit MBE/WBE
contractors through the state clearinghouses. Plans and specifications will be sent to the
appropriate clearinghouses to encourage such businesses to participate in the project.
[page 2]
[top of sheet cut off; ?: "DANA"]
9. FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS
All projects involving capital improvements must complete this form.
A. User Fees and Revenues (Water | Sewer)
Number of Residential Users: 25 | NA
Average Monthly Residential Bill: $31 | NA
Projected Average Monthly Bill Without CDBG Funds: $44.22 | NA
Projected Average Monthly Bill With CDBG Funds: $31.82 | NA
Date of Last Rate Increase (month and year): 7-94
B. Other Capital Improvements Projects
Briefly describe the community's most recent capital improvements project(s) and associated costs. Describe any project for which the community has established a capital improvements fund and provide the current balance of that fund:
[left blank]
C. Bonds
Existing Tax Levy: $8.1
General Obligation Bonding Capacity: $88,704
Current General Obligation Bonded Indebtedness: $0
Revenue Bonded Indebtedness: $0
Other Indebtedness (specify GE loan): $50,000
Annual Debt Retirement for Outstanding Bonds or Loans: $4,500
Issue Date [blank] Issue Amount [blank] Year of Retirement 2005
D. Available General Revenue Reserves: $10,000
Narrative: $8,000 of this will be used for water project.
19
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Citation
City of Dana, Iowa, “1995-1996 Xenia Rural Water File (CDBG Application Pages),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 8, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/483.