Program to fund water infrastructure

• Creates a competitive prioritized funding process

• Helps to upgrade existing infrastructure

• Offers a long-term funding commitment

A proposed water infrastructure program would evaluate and rank potential projects related to a variety of water issues.

Senate Bill 5136 would create a water infrastructure program to prioritize projects in four areas and fund them through a competitive grant process. The goal of the bill, sponsored by District 15 Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, is to create a streamlined process to evaluate and fund water infrastructure projects.

The bill proposes the legisl...