A liner on a 1.5 million-gallon swine manure storage pit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station leaked during the summer, requiring a cleanup of soil beneath the liner and an expensive replacement.
The State Building Commission will consider the $275,000 cost for general fund-supported borrowing on Wednesday morning at the State Capitol, because the low bid came in above the $150,000 limit that can be acted on without commission approval, university officials said.