Colfax eyes Glenwood water line cost

Cost of replacing the water line which connects the city’s artesian wells at Glenwood with the reservoir system at Colfax was discussed during the July 18 city council session. The city has received funding to pay for an engineering study of the line, and the next step will be replacing of the supply line which runs along the north side of North Palouse River Road.

City Administrator Mike Rizzitiello reported the city could qualify for the USDA Rural Improvement program, one of the remaining sources of grant funding. The USDA program grants up to 45 percent of the cost and long-term loans for...