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Needles details roughly $15 million in water upgrades funded by state grant

City Council, City of Needles · April 18, 2026
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Development Services Director Kathy Rasch told the council the city used a 2020 State Water Resources Control Board construction grant (with subsequent amendments) to complete six major water projects — including a new Well‑11 treatment plant and two booster stations — totaling about $14.3 million in grant funds and roughly $15 million including related work and reimbursements.

Development Services Director Kathy Rasch told the City Council on April 14 that Needles has completed the majority of water capital work funded through a 2020 drinking‑water construction grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board and subsequent amendments.

Rasch said the grant and later amendments supplied about $14.3 million for six projects. Major items Rasch listed included an L Street water booster station (about $897,814), the Lily Hill booster station (about $2.2 million), a Well‑11 centralized treatment facility (reported at…

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