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Committee: Western well application approved; EPA funding will cover replacement
Summary
Staff said the Western well application was approved, enabling procurement and RFP work; the superintendent told the committee EPA funding will cover a project that had been budgeted at about $700,000 in the bond.
Staff updated the committee that the application for the Western well (public water system plan specification) has been approved, which allows the district to advance procurement and prepare an RFP for construction.
The superintendent explained Northwest Water (Bob Ferry) helped shepherd the approval and will support scope development and ongoing testing. "We actually have an approval," the superintendent said, adding that once scope and procurement timing are set, the team will meet with Bob Ferry, Russ and other staff to schedule next steps.
On funding, the superintendent said the district had budgeted about $700,000 in the bond for the well replacement but that EPA funding will cover the work, reducing the district's expected draw on bond funds. Staff said the project scope will be planned through the building committee process and that the district will reallocate bond funds as needed now that grant funding is available.
Next steps: staff to convene a scoped planning meeting with Northwest Water and committee representatives, develop the RFP language and provide a timeline for procurement and construction.
