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Kim Lamb/LVN photo U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, left, Churchill County District Attorney Art Mallory and Churchill County Commissioner Norm Frey listen to Churchill County Manager Brad Goetsch describe the Sand Creek project.
Churchill County Commissioners, along with County Manager Brad Goetsch and other officials, met with Sen. Harry Reid to commemorate funds for the county's Sand Creek water treatment facility Wednesday.
"The county has received federal funding through USDA grants, USDA loans and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants and loans to the tune of $13 million to help improve the county through planned unit development," said Goetsch.
"That's been through the efforts of Sen. Reid and his staff, Congressman Jim Gibbons and his staff and Sen. Ensign's cooperation with them," said Goetsch.
"The county has received federal funding through USDA grants, USDA loans and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants and loans to the tune of $13 million to help improve the county through planned unit development," said Goetsch.
"That's been through the efforts of Sen. Reid and his staff, Congressman Jim Gibbons and his staff and Sen. Ensign's cooperation with them," said Goetsch.
County commissioners presented Sen. Reid with a letter of thanks to the senators for their support and efforts.
The county's Sand Creek water distribution and waste water treatment plant has the capacity to serve 700 new homes. The plant has been undergoing construction for a couple of years and is expected to be operational by February 2007.
The county commissioners received a notice of approval from Sen. Reid's office several days prior for a rural development approval notice of a $1,213,000 loan and a grant for $273,000 for water and waste water disposal in Churchill County, said Goetsch.
The county's Sand Creek water distribution and waste water treatment plant has the capacity to serve 700 new homes. The plant has been undergoing construction for a couple of years and is expected to be operational by February 2007.
The county commissioners received a notice of approval from Sen. Reid's office several days prior for a rural development approval notice of a $1,213,000 loan and a grant for $273,000 for water and waste water disposal in Churchill County, said Goetsch.
This money is included in the $13 million received by the federal government, he said.
"We could not build this neighborhood you see here today without water and sewer," said Goetsch. "If we tried to do septic like in the old days and the old ways, we would not only be depleting the water table where people's wells would go dry, but we would be introducing a nitrate plume like other concentrated septic areas have seen in the past that actually contaminated those wells."
"Rather than trash the farmland, there's a plan," said Reid. "Having planned unit development is better than having a hodgepodge of development all over."
"We could not build this neighborhood you see here today without water and sewer," said Goetsch. "If we tried to do septic like in the old days and the old ways, we would not only be depleting the water table where people's wells would go dry, but we would be introducing a nitrate plume like other concentrated septic areas have seen in the past that actually contaminated those wells."
"Rather than trash the farmland, there's a plan," said Reid. "Having planned unit development is better than having a hodgepodge of development all over."
Churchill County has the ability to preserve the county and still build developments like Sand Creek, said Reid.
Viktoria Pearson can be contacted at vpearson@lahontanvalleynews.com
Viktoria Pearson can be contacted at vpearson@lahontanvalleynews.com
