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State reports settlement for failed Southwest intake; NAWS filter underdrains to be replaced at manufacturer's cost
Summary
DWR reported a mediation settlement that returned about $12.4 million in cash for failed Southwest Pipeline intake attempts and said engineers are designing a new intake; at NAWS the Biota Water Treatment Plant's filter underdrains were found defective by a third-party review and will be removed and replaced at no cost, with substantial completion targeted by June 2026.
The committee received project-level updates for major regional water systems.
Southwest Pipeline intake: Rhys Haas said the Water Commission completed mediation with a contractor and insurers after three unsuccessful attempts to bore a new intake under Lake Sakakawea. The commission has received roughly $12.4 million in cash plus a professional-services credit and expects to move forward with…
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