Sandy Awarded $14.7 million for Wastewater Project

The Oregon Legislature awarded the City of Sandy a $14.7 million grant for wastewater system improvements. The funding is part of the $2.6 billion awarded to the State of Oregon as part of the American Rescue Plan bill passed by Congress in 2021. "I’d like to thank our state legislative delegation of State Representative Anna Williams and State Senator Chuck Thomsen for their leadership in making this happen. Thanks to the collective efforts, this has been the most successful stretch of legislative advocacy in memory for our community. Their bipartisan and cooperative efforts on our behalf are greatly appreciated" says Sandy City Mayor Stan Pulliam.

This grant is an important part of the funding package for Sandy Clean Waters - Sandy's multi-year project to rehabilitate and expand the wastewater system.  The project includes updating the existing wastewater treatment plan on SE Jarl Road, reducing “infiltration and inflow” throughout the Sandy collection system, and finding a new discharge solution for the treated effluent.