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Brandon Residents: It’s Time to Adjust Water Softener Settings

                (Oct. 27, 2025) The City of Brandon’s much awaited softened water supply is now flowing to homes and businesses. The reverse osmosis (RO) system at the expanded water treatment plant has reduced the hardness level, or amount of dissolved minerals in the water, from 24 grains per gallon (gpg) to 12 gpg.

                If you have water softener, now is the time to adjust the softening setting to 12 gpg. If you need assistance adjusting your softener setting, please contact your water softener provider for help.

                The benefits of softened water include less calcium buildup on appliances and water fixtures which can result in longer appliance and fixture lifespans, and a reduction of home water softener salt usage.

                We thank Brandon residents for their patience over the past three years through the water treatment plant expansion project and this year as we brought the RO system online. We’ve all been anxiously waiting for this day to come. Softer water is finally here.

                The expansion project increased the Brandon Water Treatment Plant’s capacity from 2,000 gallons per minute to approximately 4,000 gallons per minute. In addition to the new RO system, the water treatment plant utilizes filtration and chemical treatment to provide high-quality drinking water to Brandon residents. 

CHAPTER 12-22 MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTERS & ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTANCE DEVICES

Full Ordinance at: Scooter Ordinance  

Below is a brief summary:

Persons under 14 years of age, motorized foot scooters and electric personal assistance devices shall:

A. Not be driven on any street in which there is an adjacent sidewalk on either side of the road.

 B. Only be driven when wearing a helmet;

C. Only have one person on the device when it is being driven or ridden; and

 D. Not be driven in a speed exceeding 15 mph.

Persons 14 years of age and older, motorized foot scooters and electric personal assistance devices:

A. May be driven on the sidewalk and streets, however, where there is a shared use path the driver is to drive on the shared use path.

B. May not exceed a speed that applies to the street.

Press Release

Date and time change to the Outdoor Warning Siren Testing in rural Minnehaha County

Starting Monday April 7th at 7:00 PM the Outdoor Warning Sirens located outside of Sioux Falls city limits within Minnehaha County will be tested.  These tests will continue on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM  

The previous tests were scheduled on the first Saturday of each month at 11:00 AM. Throughout the years the Minnehaha County Rural Fire Departments have graciously taken on the responsibility of ensuring the sirens are working and reporting to Metro Communications. During the summer months on Saturdays there are fewer volunteer fire personnel available to ensure the sirens activated accordingly. The Minnehaha County Fire Chiefs Association has recommended changing the date and time to the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM.  This decision was made in coordination with the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division.

The City of Sioux Falls will continue their outdoor warning siren tests on the first Friday of each month at 11:00 AM.      

                                                                                    Jason Gearman

                                                                                    Minnehaha County Emergency Management. 

                                                                                    Director