NORWAY — The Norway City Council on Monday heard a favorable report on the city’s Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater from Coleman Engineering of Iron Mountain.

The report covered “a fair amount” of issues, Project Manager Scott Nowack said, though he added he was impressed with the overall results.

“This is the best of all the SAW grants that I’ve worked on,” Nowack said. “Far and away, the best.”

The project evaluated about 4,000 assets, including nearly 150,000 feet of sanitary sewer main pipe, about 11,000 feet of force main pipe, 646 manhole covers and seven lift station pumps.

About 70% of the sanitary sewer system was identified as low-risk, with only .8% rated at high probability of failure.

The total value of the system was estimated at $36,024,730, Nowack said, suggesting the city should invest about $554,000 annually when factoring in the 65-year life expectancy of sewer assets — a figure which did not include the cost of road work.

Nowack called the revenue structure of the sewer fund “fragile,” noting expenditures outweighed revenues by about $180,000 in the 2018-29 fiscal year.

But City Manager Ray Anderson later said that figure included capital and discretionary expenses.

“You’re no different than any other community needing millions and millions of dollars to replace pipe,” Nowack said.

The report will be available for public inspection at City Hall.

In other business, the council:

— Approved a $22,732 change order request by Miron Construction for repairs on generating unit No. 4 at the Sturgeon Falls Hydroelectric Facility. The money will replace a spool shaft and coupling as well as labor and shop costs, bringing the total project to $176,062.

— Authorized selling 16,000 Renewable Energy Credits to the City of Escanaba for $20,000, or $1.25 per REC.

— Reappointed Mark Ebeling and appointed council member Jeff Muraro to the Downtown Development Authority Board; reappointed Terry Spence and Derald Harder and appointed Lisa Wiese, Joe Tinti and council member Lee Meneghini to the Parks and Recreation Committee; reappointed William Trombley, Doug Lindsley and Michael Schallow to the Jake Menghini Museum Board; reappointed Ron Vivio, Derald Harder and George Servia to the Board of Tax Review; and reappointed Mary Skog to the Norway Area Planning Commission, with Meneghini serving as an alternate member.

— Passed a resolution in support of the city’s Public Participation Plan, a necessary part of the city’s master plan, as developed by the Central Upper Peninsula Planning And Development Regional Commission. The plan will be submitted to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

— Approved two addendums to a general services agreement with telecommunications provider Astrea. The addendums concern Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, support and other miscellaneous services to the city for two years.