Waterline Project
Background
In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrasture Law (BIL) was passed. It provides a 5-year opportunity of enhanced funding through the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (SDWRLF) to address various drinking water infrastructure needs.
Water Infrastructure improvements are included in the Priority 1 projects of our 2019 Master Plan. We had a Preliminary Engineering Report done in 2022. The report specifies various pipeline segments for replacement. Using the information in the PER, we applied for funding.
In Spring of 2023, we were invited to present our project to the Infrastructure Finance Authority (IFA). We are thrilled to announce our application was accepted!
Project Introduction
There are eight locations prioritized for upgrade. At these locations, the waterlines are inadequate, vulnerable to seismic events or made of hazardous materials and generally beyond their typical life cycle.
Replacing the waterlines would reduce the possibility of water service interruptions due to breaks in old lines and would also remove the danger that can come with maintaining and operating infrastructure constructed of hazardous materials.
