- Owner type
- City or municipality
- Geography
- Reviewed projects · St. Helens, Oregon
- Reviewed sectors
- Drinking water
City of St. Helens
Reviewed intelligence covers 1 project across funding pipeline. Current commercial scope concentrates on civil and site work 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
- 2025
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 civil and site work 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
- Jan 2026–Dec 2027
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.
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir · Q3 2026
Reviewed project portfolio
What the owner is planning and building
Funding pipeline
1Upcoming external milestones
Next reviewed decision points
Complete site acquisition and authorize the next reservoir design phase
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir
- Timing
- Jan 2026–Dec 2027
- Confidence
- Moderate confidence
- Could change timing
- Requested / Priority-listed funding is documented; no award or executed financing is established.
Funding profile
Funding progression by project
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir
Requested / Priority-listed · $10,000,000 requested
No award confirmed- Programs
- OHA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Remaining funding gap
- Not established
Procurement and delivery
Reviewed buying position
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir
Awarded procurement
Awarded procurement
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
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir: no award or executed financing is established
No award confirmed
Open project -
Coverage limitation
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir
The confirmed award covers the reservoir siting study only; full design and construction solicitations are not confirmed in the reviewed record.
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.
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir · Official evidence -
Baseline history · Project-level
Reservoir siting-study contract awarded
City Council approved a contract with Keller Associates to conduct the reservoir siting study.
St. Helens Seismic Water Reservoir · Official evidence
Source coverage and freshness
What Waterline IQ has reviewed
OHA DWSRF infrastructure project priority list
Oregon Health Authority
OHA DWSRF infrastructure project priority list — public-comment edition
Oregon Health Authority
St. Helens reservoir procurement records
City of St. Helens
Evidence and official sources
Accepted owner and portfolio facts
Evidence and material facts — 11 verified claims
Organization governance type
city_municipality
“City of St. Helens”
Professional services award
Keller Associates selected to conduct the St. Helens Reservoir Siting Study
“On May 7, 2025 City Council approved a contract with Keller Associates to conduct a Reservoir Siting Study to evaluate potential locations for a new water storage reservoir. An open house for the community to learn about the siting of a new water reservoir was held on November 13, 2025 in the Columbia Rm at the St. Helens City Hall.”
Oha dwsrf loi
SD-26-05
“SD-26-05”
Priority rank
6
“6”
Project description
Issue: Existing old 2 MG reservoir failed and is decommissioned. There is an 800,000 gallon deficit and it requires more work from the City to manage this shortfall. Project: Construct a new 5 MG tank.
“Issue: Existing old 2 MG reservoir failed and is decommissioned. There is an 800,000 gallon deficit and it requires more work from the City to manage this shortfall. Project: Construct a new 5 MG tank.”
Project focus
Storage
“Storage”
Amount requested
$10,000,000 USD
“10000000”
Ppl quarter added
3Q2026
“3Q2026”
Public comment ppl listing
loi_id: SD-26-05, revised_on: 2026-06-09
“currently undetermined. components of the project. Issue: Existing old 2 MG reservoir failed and is decommissioned. Rating results include: City of St. Helens SD-26-05 There is an 800,000 gallon deficit and it requires more work from the 0 pts (Health Risk) Columbia City to manage this shortfall. 0 pts (Compliance) Melanie Olson / Melinda Hautala Project: Construct a new 5 MG tank. 0 pts (Consolidation) Based on limited funding in Based on limited funding Based on limited funding 15 pts (Affordability) 13,410 the program prioritized for in the program prioritized in the program prioritized 1 pts (Water System Size) health and compliance for health and compliance for health and compliance 2026 6 Storage $10,000,000 TBD projects, timing of outreach projects, timing of projects, timing of Yes (LOI expires on TBD) 3Q2026 16 and invitation for funding outreach and invitation for outreach and invitation for is currently funding for is currently for funding for is undetermined. undetermined. currently undetermined. City of Umatilla Issue: The city has insufficient water storage capacity, and the Rating results include: SD-24-433 existing reservoirs are in need of recoating. 15 pts (Affordability) Project: As noted in their 2022 Water System Master Plan, 1 pts (Water System Size) Umatilla Ryan DeGrofft / Shanna Bailey construct a new 800,000-gallon reservoir and recoat interiors of Based on limited funding in Based on limited funding Based on limited funding 7,605 existing reservoir”
Disadvantaged community
Yes
“Yes”
Project rating
16
“16”