Churchill County Embarks on Phase I of New Water Treatment Plant

Churchill County Commissioners recently approved several projects for Phase I of the new Water Treatment Plant at the Fallon Golf Course. 

The first project is demolishing and removing the existing sewer treatment plant located just south of the golf course. Simerson Construction was the lowest responsible bidder of nine total bids submitted to the county and will perform the work for $692,500.

The second project in Phase I is the drilling of two water wells to feed the water treatment plant, and was awarded to Parsons Drilling for $1,034,405. They were the only bidder. The two wells will each be approximately 400 feet deep, 14-inch cased municipal water supply wells. 

Four bids were submitted for the third project, the building of the transmission mains from the new wells to the plant, which was awarded to A&K for $2,459,095 as the lowest responsible bidder. 

Commissioners also approved an amendment to the design services contract with Shaw Engineering for the design work for Phase II of the water treatment plant for $925,000. 

Funding for the projects comes from the Nevada Water Conservation and Infrastructure Initiative grant, which is primarily funded through federal allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act. 

The water treatment plan will serve existing water users, serve areas that have not been offered municipal water, and create greater capacity for future growth in accordance with the Water and Wastewater Utilities Master Plan approved in January of 2019.  Churchill County has water rights banked at Wild Goose Ranch and the golf course that have been purchased over the past 30 years.