- Owner type
- City or municipality
- Geography
- Reviewed projects · Milton-Freewater, Oregon
- Reviewed sectors
- Drinking water
City of Milton-Freewater
Reviewed intelligence covers 1 project across funding pipeline. Current commercial scope concentrates on distribution and pumping and storage.
Last verified Sep 25, 2026 1 published project history
- Last verified
- Sep 25, 2026
- Reviewed portfolio
- 1 project
- Source families
- 3 official families
- Historical depth
- 2023
Account brief
Current reviewed account position
Current Waterline IQ coverage includes 1 published project history across funding pipeline. Accepted project records cover drinking water, with reviewed work concentrated in distribution and pumping and storage. This is a portfolio-derived account view, not a complete capital-program, staffing, facility, or procurement inventory.
- Published projects
- 1
- Official source families
- 3
- Lifecycle breadth
- 1 stage
- Recent material changes
- 1
- Nearest external milestone
- Not forecast
What changed
Highest-value recent account changes
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Funding signal
Added during OHA's 3Q2026 DWSRF priority-list cycle
The project has entered an official funding pipeline, improving credibility without confirming an award.
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements · Q3 2026
Reviewed project portfolio
What the owner is planning and building
Funding pipeline
1Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements
Milton-Freewater, Oregon · SD-26-15
Upcoming external milestones
Next reviewed decision points
No future external milestone has a reviewed forecast window.
Funding profile
Funding progression by project
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements
Requested / Priority-listed · $4,028,800 requested
No award confirmed- Programs
- OHA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Remaining funding gap
- Not established
Procurement and delivery
Reviewed buying position
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements
Procurement forecast
Procurement forecast
Organizations and relationships
Documented project-specific roles
No consultant, contractor, funding-agency, or partner relationship has been accepted for this portfolio.
Facilities and systems
Commercially relevant public assets
No reviewed facility record is available. Waterline IQ does not infer facilities from project names.
Consequential unknowns and conflicts
What current coverage does not establish
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Coverage boundary
Portfolio completeness is not established
Current coverage includes published Waterline IQ project histories; it is not a complete capital-program inventory.
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Funding position
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements: no award or executed financing is established
No award confirmed
Open project -
Coverage limitation
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements
The design RFQ and construction forecast are confirmed; no active construction solicitation or construction award is confirmed in the reviewed records.
Open project
Chronological owner activity
Complete reviewed account history
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Funding signal · Project-level
Added during OHA's 3Q2026 DWSRF priority-list cycle
OHA lists the project for DWSRF funding consideration; the workbook does not establish a formal procurement date.
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements · Official evidence -
Baseline history · Project-level
Reservoir and Well 10 design qualifications due
The City set March 29, 2023 as the RFQ deadline for design of a new two-million-gallon reservoir and Well 10 pump house.
Milton-Freewater Well, Reservoir, and Distribution Improvements · Official evidence
Source coverage and freshness
What Waterline IQ has reviewed
Milton-Freewater water-system procurement records
City of Milton-Freewater
OHA DWSRF infrastructure project priority list
Oregon Health Authority
OHA DWSRF infrastructure project priority list — public-comment edition
Oregon Health Authority
Evidence and official sources
Accepted owner and portfolio facts
Evidence and material facts — 12 verified claims
Organization governance type
city_municipality
“City of Milton-Freewater”
Professional services procurement
RFQ C307 sought design services for Middle Reservoir and Well 10 pump house
“PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Milton-Freewater is seeking interested design engineering firms to submit a list of pertinent qualifications, proposed project timeline and price proposal for designing a new 2 million gallon concrete reservoir adjacent to the existing water reservoir at the west end of SW 8th Ave (existing reservoir will remain in place) and a pump house and associated equipment for a new well, Well 10, adjacent to the existing south reservoir located along highway OR 11 at the south end of Milton-Freewater. Price proposals shall be split into two projects (reservoir and pump house) with tasks as described in the information packet.”
Construction procurement forecast
Complete designs and publish an RFP to select a construction contractor during the 2025–2026 project phase
“Water System Improvements Project Timeline Middle Reservoir Replacement & Well 10 1956 2017 - most recent 2023-2024 2025-2026 Middle Reservoir Built Cleaning & Inspection RFQ, Initial Design Work Complete Designs & RFP Most recent cleaning and inspection City advertises RFQ for selecting an engineering firm to develop designs for a for the Middle Reservoir. new Middle Reservoir, Well 10 and Well/Pump house. Complete project designs Recommendation included replacing City hires Anderson Perry based on RFQ Publish RFP to select a contractor to reservoir interior coating, addressing construct the project. a few maintenance items (weather- Initial design work started including site surveys, site layout, geotechnical stripping) and continue inspection studies and drafting boundary line adjustments Finish any required permitting cycle City staff and Anderson Perry work to develop funding options for the project Anderson Perry engineers completed a Apply for CDBG grant funding to continue design process. water storage study that determines Middle Reservoir is too small. The Continue work on designs, boundary line adjustments and Construct new Middle Reservoir report provided options for replace- other aspects of the design phase above SW 8th Ave and drill new Well ment of the Middle Reservoir to meet 10 near the South Reservoir (along current and future water storage City and Anderson Perry staff will continue to seek additional Hwy 11 at the sound end of town). grant and funding options for the project. needs. On-going maintenance 2021-2022 2024-2025 2026-2028 & inspections Water Storage Study Funding & Start Designs Project Construction”
Oha dwsrf loi
SD-26-15
“SD-26-15”
Priority rank
16
“16”
Project description
Issue: Existing wells operate at near capacity during peak demand after well #9 was taken out of service. Middle reservoir nearing end of useful life and documented storage deficit in middle pressure zone. Project: Drill well #10, construct new reservoir to replace existing middle reservoir.
“Issue: Existing wells operate at near capacity during peak demand after well #9 was taken out of service. Middle reservoir nearing end of useful life and documented storage deficit in middle pressure zone. Project: Drill well #10, construct new reservoir to replace existing middle reservoir.”
Project focus
Storage Source Engineering
“Storage Source Engineering”
Amount requested
$4,028,800 USD
“4028800”
Disadvantaged community
Yes
“Yes”
Ppl quarter added
3Q2026
“3Q2026”
Project rating
41
“41”
Public comment ppl listing
loi_id: SD-26-15, revised_on: 2026-06-09
“is lower), and interest rates as low as 1%. City of Milton-Freewater Issue: Existing wells operate at near capacity during peak demand Rating results include: SD-26-15 after well #9 was taken out of service. Middle reservoir nearing end of 15 pts (Health Risk) due to middle Umatilla useful life and documented storage deficit in middle pressure zone. reservoir nearing end of useful life as Project: Drill well #10, construct new reservoir to replace existing documented in 2022 water storage Ryan DeGrofft / Gail Nelson middle reservoir. To be confirmed at the time study. 7,145 of invitation to apply and subject to subsidy 0 pts (Compliance) 0 pts (Consolidation) Storage availability. Disadvantaged 2026 25 pts (Affordability) Source $4,028,800 $1,500,000 $4,028,800 $1,500,000 communities may qualify (LOI expires on 3Q2026 1 pts (Water System Size) 16 for up to $1,500,000 in Yes 41 Engineering forgivable loan funding, or TBD) 50% of total project costs (whichever is lower), and interest rates as low as 1%. Maple Elsie Water Service Issue: Old, leaky and fragile distribution system. No service meters Rating results include: and few valves. System also has insufficient groundwater supply and 15 pts (Health Risk) due to the SD-26-09 Clatsop is on frequent boil water notices. unreliability of the system. These issues Melanie Olson / Melinda Hautala Project: are documented and demonstrated in 100 • Alternative 1: Transition from GW to SW. Install bag filters. Replace To be confirmed a”