Second Water Source Project Funding
Summary
The board will get an update on funding for water projects — money that ultimately affects how Page maintains and upgrades its water system, and potentially what customers pay.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 11
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could affect future water rates or how water infrastructure projects are paid for.
Page water customers, if funding keeps infrastructure costs down.
Mentions & discussions (11)
Page Utility Enterprises Board - Nov 10, 2026
The board will get an update on funding for water projects — money that ultimately affects how Page maintains and upgrades its water system, and potentially what customers pay.
Page Utility Enterprises Board - Oct 13, 2026
A 69kV line near the Powell substation — long unclear in ownership — is now confirmed as utility property, giving Page a second transmission crossing of the Colorado River. That's valuable and hard to replace, since a new crossing would take an act of Congress.
City Council - Sep 9, 2026
The long-planned second straw water intake project is advancing but depends on federal appropriations and Great American Outdoors Act reauthorization. Congress passed a continuing resolution through December 7.
City Council - Aug 12, 2026
The Water Team is pushing the second straw project and treatment plant upgrades, but progress hinges on congressional action on the Great American Outdoors Act.
Page Utility Enterprises Board - Aug 11, 2026
Page is working to fund a new water intake and pipeline at Lake Powell. The design/environmental contract came in at $4.2 million, cheaper than expected, but the project needs more federal money and an environmental assessment that could take until 2028-2029.
Page Utility Enterprises Board - Jul 14, 2026
The city's next big water pipeline project is inching forward: a $6.2 million design contract is in the works, Page got a full cost-share waiver on EPA grants, and the team is hunting another $3 million in 2027 federal funding. Board members are frustrated with the pace but agree the project is essential.
City Council - Jul 8, 2026
Senator Gallego has been supportive of Page's second water straw project, and the water team is advancing contracts for environmental and engineering work on the new intake structure in the Chains area.
City Council - Jun 10, 2026
The city is chasing funding for a roughly $50 million second water source project. A consultant reports a growing list of funding options and says it's 'not a matter of if but when' the project gets fully funded; an RFQ decision meeting is set for June 23.
Page Utility Enterprises Board - Jun 9, 2026
The board is tracking the big Lake Powell water intake project: three bids for engineering/environmental work will be narrowed June 23 and awarded by the board July 14 before going to city council. ADEQ approved the treatment plant expansion plan with $2.55 million in 2026 earmark money coming, and a $3.5 million 2027 request is pending in Congress.
Page Utility Enterprises Board - May 13, 2026
A three-plus year, $6.2 million engineering and environmental effort to drill a new intake into Lake Powell and run a pipeline across National Park Service land. Federal funds ($3.5 million secured, $3 million earmark sought) cover most of it.
City Council - Jan 28, 2026
The city's water project group met again in Washington to advance EPA funding for the treatment plant upgrade and a second water intake straw, with a possible government shutdown flagged as a risk.
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