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Granite Falls celebrates new $34 million wastewater plant
GRANITE FALLS — Granite Falls celebrated a new $34 million wastewater treatment plant Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of the new facility.
Construction began in late 2023 and lasted more than two years. The city received a $1 million federal grant to help pay for the project, but most of the cost was covered by a loan from the Washington State Department of Ecology, City Manager Jeff Balentine said Thursday.
The city has a 30-year payment plan to pay off the loan, which relies primarily on raised fees developers will pay when they connect new homes to the sewer system, Balentine said.
“Growth pays for growth,” he said.
https://www.heraldnet.com/2026/04/10/granite-falls-celebrates-new-34-million-wastewater-plant/