Reduce the demand on the city of cheneys potable water supply by supplying up to 1 million gallons of irrigation water through infrastructure improvements and a new irrigation pipeline providing water…

This $21,823,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) will fund the Cheney Purple Pipe Project. The purpose of this project is to reduce demand on the City of Cheney's potable water supply by providing up to 1 million gallons per day of irrigation water through infrastructure improvements, including a new reclaimed water treatment system, storage reservoir, pump station, and 3-mile transmission pipeline. The reclaimed water will be distributed to irrigate public schools, parks, athletic fields, and a cemetery within the city limits. This project is intended to improve water supply reliability, increase water management flexibility, and address water supply challenges in the Cheney community.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to reduce the demand on the city of cheneys potable water supply by supplying up to 1 million gallons of irrigation water through infrastructure improvements and a new irrigation pipeline providing water to city parks, playfields, cemeteries, public schools, and eastern washington university.

Activities

The recipient shall: construct the cheney purple pipe project providing an alternate source and supply of up to one million gallons per day of irrigation water during the months of april through september. The proposed infrastructure improvements for the project include construction of upgrades to the motor control centers and standby power system, new reclaimed water treatment system, covering the existing reclaimed water storage reservoir, and new reclaimed water pump station at the city S existing wastewater treatment and reclamation plant (WTRP), and a three-mile long transmission pipeline and distribution system to convey the reclaimed water to the irrigation sites.expected deliverables or outcomes: under this project, the reclaimed water supply will be produced at the wastewater treatment plant and distributed to various public schools, parks, athletic fields and a cemetery within the city limits.

Intended beneficiaries

The community of cheney as a whole. Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): none