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Arlington authorizes staff to submit $2.5 million DWSRF application for WTP expansion
Summary
At a special meeting, the Arlington City Council authorized staff to submit a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund application — a $2.5 million loan/grant request — to support expansion of the city's water treatment plant; councilmembers were told any grant portion would favor low-income jurisdictions and interest rates would be low.
The Arlington City Council voted to authorize a city staff member to submit a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) application seeking $2,500,000 to help fund the city's water treatment plant expansion.
City staff member Jim Kelly told the council the city previously applied and is resubmitting after DWSRF changed application requirements. "I need to get authorization from the council to allow Caitlin Dwyer to submit the grant in the amount of $2,500,000," Kelly said. He explained SRF now asks for the applicant's name and the requested amount before applications can be considered.
Councilmembers focused questions on how much of the request would be a grant versus a loan and on likely interest rates. Kelly said grants tend to go to jurisdictions with very low incomes and that Arlington would likely receive primarily a loan. "The interest rate will be very low, probably, 1.7 to 2.2," he said, and added the city "might get a $100,000 as forgivable interest." The application was described as a combination loan/grant request, with final award details to be set by the state program.
A councilmember moved to authorize the application and another seconded; the council voted in favor with no opposition. The council then closed the special meeting portion and returned to workshop items.
The authorization lets staff submit the DWSRF application; any final loan terms, grant portions, and award amounts will be set by the Washington DWSRF program during its review process. The council recorded no formal commitments to specific local funding beyond submission and noted that the SRF program prioritizes grants for lower-income communities.
