REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION GRANT TO WATER DISTRICT FOR SAMOA PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
Feb 15, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced $2 million in federal funding for the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD). The Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go toward replacement of a failing pipeline on the Samoa Peninsula outside Eureka.
“This funding will allow HBMWD to get out ahead of a potential disaster by replacing a seismically vulnerable pipeline that supplies drinking water to a large part of the Samoa Peninsula,” Thompson said. “This upgrade is a great example of how communities should protect aging vital infrastructure - replacing last-generation materials with next-generation materials.”
HBMWD will replace 10,500 feet of an 18-inch pipeline on the Samoa Peninsula with the funds. The pipeline serves about 7,400 residents, a power plant and the U.S. Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay. The new pipe is made of High-Density Polyethelene, which is stronger and more flexible than the current Techite pipeline that is vulnerable to failure in earthquakes. The FEMA grant will cover three-quarters of the project cost.
“Replacement of the Techite pipe is a very important project for the regional water system and will significantly improve water supply reliability to our community,” HBMWD General Manager Carol Rische said. “Grant funding for water infrastructure is hard to come by and it took a lot of work and a team effort by HBMWD, our District Engineer Winzler & Kelly, Congressman Thompson, Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro and Senator Noreen Evans.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“This funding will allow HBMWD to get out ahead of a potential disaster by replacing a seismically vulnerable pipeline that supplies drinking water to a large part of the Samoa Peninsula,” Thompson said. “This upgrade is a great example of how communities should protect aging vital infrastructure - replacing last-generation materials with next-generation materials.”
HBMWD will replace 10,500 feet of an 18-inch pipeline on the Samoa Peninsula with the funds. The pipeline serves about 7,400 residents, a power plant and the U.S. Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay. The new pipe is made of High-Density Polyethelene, which is stronger and more flexible than the current Techite pipeline that is vulnerable to failure in earthquakes. The FEMA grant will cover three-quarters of the project cost.
“Replacement of the Techite pipe is a very important project for the regional water system and will significantly improve water supply reliability to our community,” HBMWD General Manager Carol Rische said. “Grant funding for water infrastructure is hard to come by and it took a lot of work and a team effort by HBMWD, our District Engineer Winzler & Kelly, Congressman Thompson, Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro and Senator Noreen Evans.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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