Litchfield; wastewater industrial pretreatment facility appropriation amended.

HF 920 amends an existing appropriation to provide an additional $10 million in fiscal year 2026 for a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in Litchfield. The funding, administered through the commissioner of agriculture, supports the First District Association - a dairy cooperative in Litchfield - to design, construct, and equip a new facility capable of processing up to 1.75 million gallons per day of high-strength wastewater. The facility will include biosolids handling and renewable gas production capabilities. This bill directly affects the Litchfield dairy cooperative and its wastewater management infrastructure, building on prior funding authorized in 2023.