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Council authorizes city to apply for FEMA grant to improve water treatment resiliency
Summary
City staff will seek federal funds to upgrade water-treatment capabilities in case a large wildfire or other watershed event increases turbidity and contaminants in the drinking-water supply; the council authorized the application and acknowledged that the city would need to provide a 25% match if awarded.
The Walla Walla City Council authorized city staff to apply for a FEMA grant to fund major upgrades to water-treatment infrastructure aimed at improving resiliency against high-turbidity events such as wildfires in the watershed.
City staff said the grant opportunity would support measures such as coagulation and flocculation upgrades, intake structure hardening, reservoir mixing improvements and extension of sewer service to allow required wastewater discharge from new treatment processes. The application seeks up to $43 million; FEMA requires a 25% local match for awards, which would be roughly $10.75 million if the full request is funded.
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