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2016 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />II. 2016 Highlights <br />ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS (AOP) PLANT <br />The City secured more than $10.5 million dollars from the Department of the Army in 2016 for <br />the expansion of the City’s water treatment facilities. This new treatment process is designed to <br />remove 1,4 Dioxane from the City’s water supply. This pollutant is a new emerging pollutant of <br />concern and was discovered in the City’s water supply in spring of 2015. The City has not <br />exceeded any of the concentrations that warrant health concerns to date, but is concerned that <br />they could be exceeded in the future. This concern was shared by the Army, Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Protection Agency and Minnesota Department of <br />Health. The City proceeded to develop a response to this threat and the Army agreed to pay for <br />the new treatment plant expansion to address this issue. This new treatment process provides <br />assurance to St. Anthony residents that they will have a safe drinking water supply well into the <br />future. The plant is anticipated to be fully operational and online by August 2017. <br /> <br />SUSTAINABLE CITY AWARD <br />St. Anthony was honored by the League of Minnesota Cities with <br />the Sustainable City Award in 2016. The League recognized the <br />“impressive number” of sustainability projects and initiatives St. <br />Anthony has taken on in the last year, including organized waste <br />and recycling collection and its participation and leadership in the <br />GreenStep Cities program. <br />