Congressman Mark Amodei announced on Jan. 8 that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a minibus package that would provide $17.8 million for 10 locally driven projects across Northern Nevada, including $2 million to the City of Fernley for modifications to its water treatment plant to allow the city to use Truckee River water as part of its municipal water supply.
The Fernley Water Treatment Plant uses multiple groundwater wells to supply water to the plant. The city has accepted the dedication of surface water throughout the years as part of new development. In 2023, the city finished constructing a takeout structure on the Truckee Canal with a pipeline to a pump station within the water treatment plant. Water will divert from the canal into the pipeline and be pumped into the plant for treatment and distribution into the city’s water system.
The city requested $3 million for the project and was awarded $2 million. The cost of the project listed in the grant application is $500,000 for design and $8.5 million for construction.
The city’s application for the grant said the city will use $4 million from the Nevada Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, with the remaining cost coming from its existing Water Enterprise Funds to complete the project.
The passage of the bill by the House of Representatives sends the bill to the Senate, where it must also be approved before being signed by the president.
“I’ve been told by Amodei’s office that the chances are good that this will happen,” Interim City Manager Lydia Altick said. “After that, the city will formalize an application with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive the funding.”
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