Jun. 2—OTTUMWA — Can $6 million in construction costs go as far as it used to? Ted Payseur has some concerns. Payseur, an engineer with Veenstra & Kimm Inc, who has been one of the leaders behind the City of Ottumwa's sewer separation project from the start, spoke to the city council Tuesday at City Hall and encouraged officials to revisit a consent decree the city entered with the Iowa .