Hud Funds Targeted For Water Treatment
Nearly $400,000 in federal community development money will help pay for Spokane Valley water treatment improvements as well as sewer and well construction.
The grant money is part of $2.18 million Spokane County receives annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for projects to benefit low-income residents.
The Valley projects were among the 28 projects approved by a citizens committee, said Kasey Kramer, county director of Community Services.
The projects were selected from 49 applications filed by private agencies and local governments who sought a slice of the cash.
Latah will receive the largest Valley contribution. County commissioners designated $189,000 to replace a leaky 60-year-old tank.
The new 236,000-gallon water tank will ensure adequate fire protection and storage for emergency needs. It is expected to cost $371,000.
Last year, the project received $142,000 in community development money. Latah’s 225 residents will pay the remaining $40,000.
Irvin Water District No. 6, which serves 2,800 residents and is headquartered at 11907 E. Trent, will receive $75,000 for well construction.
The well is expected to provide adequate water flow to the district’s customers and increase fire protection safety.
Rockford, a town of 467, will receive $65,000 for construction of two mixed-oxidant water treatment systems at the town’s primary well sites.
Carnhope Irrigation District No. 7 will receive $58,600 to buy a diesel-powered generator to provide emergency backup power to its water system located in the unincorporated central Valley area. The district is headquartered at 909 N. Argonne and serves 1,750 customers.
Additionally, residents of the Fair Acres, West Valley and Glenview neighborhood utility improvement districts will share $405,345 with two North Side neighborhoods to help pay for sewer assessment and connections.
Residents of the Valley neighborhoods will be among the 169 people countywide who will split the money.
, DataTimes