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Hillsboro secures nearly $9 million FEMA grant for seismic upgrades to regional water treatment plant
Summary
City Manager Robbie Hammond announced that city water staff secured a nearly $9 million FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program grant to relocate and modernize the disinfection facility at the Joint Water Commission treatment plant that serves hundreds of thousands of customers in Washington County.
At the Jan. 21 meeting City Manager Robbie Hammond told the council that Hillsboro water staff and partners won a nearly $9 million FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program grant to relocate and replace the disinfection facility at the Joint Water Commission treatment plant.
Hammond said the grant will help modernize the chlorine storage and feed area at the plant, which serves more than 458,000 customers in Washington County, including Hillsboro, Forest Grove and Beaverton. He said the current disinfection facility was constructed in 1974 and predates modern seismic‑design standards.
Nut graf: The award is intended to reduce seismic vulnerability at a major regional water treatment facility that supplies multiple Washington County utilities. City staff said they will continue to pursue complementary federal funding; Hammond said staff are working with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on an additional request of nearly $3 million for further seismic protections.
What staff said
- Purpose: Replace and relocate the disinfection facility to improve seismic safety. - Grant program: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program. - Estimated grant amount: nearly $9,000,000; staff noted an additional congressional request for about $3,000,000 is underway.
Ending: City Manager Hammond thanked the water department and said staff will continue coordination with regional partners on additional funding and implementation details.
