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Forest Service extension and funding window could shift timeline for Santa Fe's return‑flow pipeline
Summary
William Schneider said a Forest Service extension request could push the environmental assessment timeline by roughly three months and that the project's federal funding period of performance runs to December 2028, making construction timing and future installments critical.
William Schneider told the Public Works & Utilities Committee that the U.S. Forest Service asked for an extension before the EA is released, citing tribal consultation and internal staffing impacts. "They're asking to release the EA. Then would slip the schedule out three months," Schneider said.
Schneider also discussed funding: the project is seeking federal Title 16 support (a congressional program) and the city is submitting for a third installment this week. He said that under Title 16 the city can receive up to 25% of the project cost in federal funding. "Our period of performance with the Department of Interior funding…has a date of December 2028," Schneider told the committee, noting that construction scheduling must align with that funding window.
Committee member Paul asked whether the delay simply shifts the schedule and Schneider replied that a three‑month slip was likely and that rising material costs — "the price the cost of steel has 2.4x since this project was conceived" — increase the project's price sensitivity. Schneider said the city is pursuing additional grant and federal installment opportunities to mitigate costs.
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