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Klamath region leaders ask state for multimillion‑dollar water and wastewater grants
Summary
Multiple Klamath Basin jurisdictions, including South Suburban Sanitation District, Crescent Sanitary District and the City of Shady Cove, asked Ways and Means for state aid to comply with permits, replace failing wells and avoid large rate hikes.
John Ball, mayor of Shady Cove, and Council President Kathy Nuckols told the committee the city faces a municipal water crisis and asked for $5,000,000 with a $3,000,000 city match to establish a distribution framework to bring reliable municipal water to residents dependent on private wells. Ball said one community well that served 28 homes fell from 85 gallons per minute to 11, and another community of 16 homes had a well contaminated with arsenic.
Kenneth Decranz, director for South Suburban Sanitary District, said the district serves roughly 23,000 residents and must upgrade its lagoon wastewater treatment plant to meet new NPDES permit…
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