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Pointe Creek HOA asks county to help pursue $1.52M water extension; Silver City overhaul estimated at $4M
Summary
Pointe Creek HOA leaders and GMU staff discussed a proposed roughly $1.52M water extension to serve 40–50 customers and outlined financing hurdles (LMI surveys, USDA/ CDBG eligibility); county staff also heard that Silver City may require about $4M in system upgrades over time.
Tristan Nolan, who identified himself as president of the Pointe Creek HOA, told the board that the HOA’s wells have high manganese levels and that the small system (about 40–50 users) is not reliably providing potable water. He and GMU representatives described a plan to extend a line from GMU infrastructure (fed from the Lake Ohana source) to serve the HOA and adjacent households.
GMU representatives said the most economic route for the small system is estimated at about $1,520,000 for design and distribution work. Potential funding avenues include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs, USDA loans and SRF planning loans; GMU has already taken a planning/design loan of about $160,000 to move the project forward, but USDA had no grant funds in the current cycle and any grant awards are competitive.
"We're probably 75% of your design," a GMU representative said, adding that USDA requires new meters and system upgrades as a condition of some funding and that the project would need LMI (low‑ and moderate‑income) survey results to qualify for certain grants.
Board members urged the group to continue planning and to return with more precise cost and funding‑share proposals; supervisors discussed options for using county resources to support a loop connection but resisted shouldering the majority of upfront costs absent clear matching funds. The board asked staff for follow‑up and placed the item on a future agenda so the group could provide figures and funding options.
Separately, GMU and county staff discussed Silver City's water system, where initial estimates to replace pipes, hydrants and valves and upgrade treatment were about $4,000,000. Supervisors indicated they would prefer partnering arrangements or grant matches rather than having the county cover most of the upfront cost.
No formal funding or commitments were approved at the meeting; staff and GMU officials will return with more detailed cost breakdowns and funding plans.
