Tri-City Regional Sanitary District

Tri-City Regional Sanitary District, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Globe, Arizona, receives federal grants as a prime recipient to design, construct, and operate wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure serving low-income rural communities in Gila County. The District operates across two primary federal grant programs — the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service's Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants program and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program — and acts as a sub-recipient on state revolving fund awards from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.

The District's recent federal footprint centers on two major infrastructure development initiatives. The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded an $8 million Project Grant on January 16, 2026, under CFDA 10.770 to alleviate health risks through water and waste disposal infrastructure in Claypool, Arizona, with performance extending through January 16, 2028. The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $5.257 million on October 1, 2025, under CFDA 11.300 for the Arizona Water Collection and Treatment System Project, a comprehensive water reclamation facility, lift station, and sewer main extension in Globe that addresses failing septic systems and is projected to support 134 new jobs and $290 million in private investment across mining and medical sectors, with completion targeted for September 30, 2030. The District acts as a sub-recipient on parallel wastewater collection and treatment system infrastructure development under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Clean Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminant program, receiving sub-awards from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona on March 2, 2026, and March 19, 2024, for Phase I water reclamation facility and sewer collection system installation comprising a 0.25 MGD package membrane bioreactor plant, lift station, equalization basin, chlorine contact basin, and approximately 1,500 linear feet of gravity mains and appurtenances.

Award activity spans nine total grants (prime and sub-recipient combined) across three distinct federal agencies and departments, with combined dollars obligated at $34.4 million. The District's customer concentration splits evenly between the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service and Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (each four awards), with the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration rounding out the active set. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, long-duration project performance through 2030.