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Escalon staff: $10 million shortfall leaves surface‑water conveyance and wastewater upgrades unfinished
Summary
City Manager told the council the surface water conveyance project and a phased $40 million wastewater plant face a roughly $10 million funding gap after unsuccessful grant bids and a misread of a 2019 rate study; staff said they will pursue leases of surface‑water allocation, additional grants and loans while phasing the wastewater work.
City Manager gave the council a quarterly infrastructure update, saying two highest strategic priorities — a surface‑water conveyance project and a long‑planned wastewater treatment plant — remain years from full funding. "We have about a $10,000,000 delta," the City Manager said, summarizing the difference between current funds and estimated project costs.
The city applied for several grants, the manager said, and was unsuccessful for a $3,000,000 WaterSMART Drought Resiliency grant from the Bureau of Reclamation and a $2,000,000 congressional earmark submitted through U.S. Senator Padilla's…
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