Money flows to drinking water projects

Stimulus funds will help pay for upgrades and infrastructure

Published: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:41 p.m. MDT
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Drinking water projects across the state — from Utah's Dixie area to Logan — received a jump-start of state funding and federal stimulus dollars to pay for nearly $79 million worth of upgrades and new infrastructure.

Those selected to receive funding were winnowed from applications for projects totaling $426 million, with priority given to those areas in which there were public health risks, non-compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act or inability to meet residential needs.

The authorizations made by the state Drinking Water Board tapped $18.9 million in stimulus funding and combined it with non-stimulus funds to issue $23.4 million in loans and another $8.7 million in grants.

Priority projects receiving funding include:

Austin: $454,000 grant for storage, waterline, backup well

Blanding: $358,000 grant for 3 million-gallon microfiltration treatment and raw water pipeline

Cannonville: $333,000 grant for storage tank repair and waterline upgrades

Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Ashley Valley: $4 million loan for water treatment plant capacity expansion

Corinne: $2.6 million loan and $1 million grant, for water storage tank and pipelines

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Daniel: $1 million loan and $1 million grant for new well, pump station, storage and pipelines

Dixie Deer Special Service District: $498,000 loan and $1.4 million grant for new well and waterline

Duchesne: $824,000 loan for water upgrades

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District: $3 million loan for distribution system repairs

Logan: $1 million loan and $400,000 grant for microturbine

Manila: $556,000 grant for waterline upgrades, new tanks and meters

Mountain Regional Special Service District: $500,000 loan and $1.5 million grant for pre-treatment

Park City: $2.5 million for raw water supply pipeline

Price: $1.9 million loan for pipeline replacement

Salt Lake City: $1.5 million loan and $153,600 grant for microturbine generator and to replace valves

Ticaboo Special Service District, $502,500 grant for new well, meters and pipelines

Washington County, Quail Creek: $4 million loan and $1 million grant for 20 million gallon storage tank

Some additional projects that could receive stimulus money will be up for consideration at the board's June meeting.

E-MAIL: amyjoi@desnews.

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lets end fluoride.

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