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Tonopah board approves submission for $2.19M state loan forgiveness for sewer upgrades; OKs water storage planning
Summary
The Tonopah Town Board on Jan. 14 approved submitting a Letter of Intent to the State Revolving Loan Program for an estimated $2,188,200 principal-forgiveness loan for sewer system upgrades, and approved related utility planning documents including an asset management plan and a preliminary engineering report for water storage tanks contingent on SRF approval.
The Tonopah Town Board voted unanimously on Jan. 14 to submit a Letter of Intent to the State Revolving Loan (SRF) Program seeking an estimated $2,188,200 in principal-forgiveness funding to make infrastructure improvements to the town’s Clean Water (sewer) system. The motion passed 5-0 after Member Steven Stringer moved and Member Douglas Baker seconded.
The board also approved the Tonopah Public Utilities Asset Management Plan prepared by Rural Community Assistance Corporation and approved a preliminary engineering report for additional water storage tanks; the latter approval is explicitly contingent on SRF approval. Joe Westerlund, who presented the utility items, told the board the loan would be "100% funded, no cost to TPU." The approvals were recorded as carried 5-0.
The asset management plan and the engineering report are planning steps local officials say will support long-term maintenance and capital-improvement decisions for water and wastewater infrastructure. The board discussed that the preliminary engineering report has been submitted to the state and, according to Westerlund, is expected to be accepted; no state decision was recorded in the meeting.
On related items earlier in the meeting the board approved, via the consent agenda, a proposal from Shaw Engineering to update the operation and maintenance manual for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reuse System (permit NS0000026), not to exceed $7,500.
What happens next: the board’s action authorizes staff to proceed with the SRF Letter of Intent and continue engineering and planning work; any SRF award and the subsequent project will require state approval and further local implementation steps. The motions recorded in the minutes show all utility-related items passed unanimously.
