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Grant: $825,000 |
Outline of Need: The proposed City of Spray's Wastewater Collection and Treatment System development project will eliminate a problem with failing on-site septic systems. Of the City's 71 existing on-site systems, 11 (15 percent) are failing and 5 (7 percent) are suspect. The City also concluded from a study that many of the existing systems would be substandard by today's standards and may not be providing adequate subsurface treatment. The City of Spray is located on the banks of the John Day River. The John Day River is the longest free-flowing river in Oregon. |
How Rural Development Helped:
For Fiscal Year 2004, USDA Rural Development provided the City of Spray with a Water and Waste Disposal loan of $625,000 and a Water and Waste Disposal grant of $825,000. These funds are in addition to a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant that the City received in Fiscal Year 2003.
The Results:
Septic system failure represents a significant potential public health hazard. Because of USDA Rural Development's funding of the proposed project, the City of Spray will have an up-to-date wastewater treatment and collection facility that will meet all state sanitation standards and eliminate potential health hazards.
Pictured, above: Rural Development Oregon State Director Lynn Schoessler and the Rural Development Director of Community Programs presented an $825,000 Water and Waste Disposal grant and $625,000 Water and Waste Disposal Loan to the City as part of Earth Day activities in rural Oregon. (L to R) USDA Rural Development State Director Lynn Schoessler, City of Spray Mayor Terry Ingalls, City of Spray Recorder Dianna Cotter, and Rural Development Director of Community Programs Wayne Dunlap.
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