Minburn receives more than $2M to upgrade aging water infrastructure

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 26, 2026

Words: 771

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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MINBURN – A small, Dallas County community is set to break ground on significant upgrades to its water infrastructure following a $2 million grant and $600,000 loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.

Joe Stuetelberg, the mayor of Minburn, said the city’s current pipes were installed in the 1950s, have “constant” water main-line breaks and pressure flows that are so “inadequate” that the volunteer fire department can hardly fight fires in …

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