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Medford Water Commission says FEMA BRIC grant canceled; city will scale back near-term water capital plan
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Medford Water Commission General Manager Brad Taylor told the city council that a federal BRIC grant intended to fund transmission, pumping and storage projects has been canceled, forcing the utility to cut its one-year capital plan and extend project timelines.
Medford Water Commission General Manager Brad Taylor told the Medford City Council on Wednesday that a federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant award to the commission has been canceled, forcing the water utility to scale back near-term capital work and stretch project timelines.
Taylor said the BRIC award had been for $34,800,000 toward approximately $60,000,000 of projects aimed at strengthening transmission, pumping and storage between the Duff Water Treatment Plant on the Rogue River and the Capitol Hill Reservoir. “These projects…
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