The City of Cranbrook is applying for a capital infrastructure grant to help construct the Phillips Reservoir bypass pipeline.
The pipeline bypass would allow operations to feed users with water directly from the Gold Creek Dam bypassing the Phillips Reservoir in the event of an emergency.
“The Phillips Reservoir Bypass Pipeline is a critical piece of infrastructure for Cranbrook,” said Mayor Wayne Price.
“By going after this grant, we are working to strengthen our community’s water supply, while taking advantage of other funding sources to reduce the financial impact on our local taxpayers. This is something our staff know about and work very hard to both find and apply for these grants.”
The program can fund up to 100 per cent of eligible costs, to a maximum of $7 million.
The city is confident the project cost will be under $7 million, so if they’re successful there shouldn’t be any extra cost to the city.
If the project cost does increase over $7 million it will be managed through the annual capital works program.
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