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“Every resident in Solano County deserves reliable access to clean water, and this project will help ensure that access. I’m proud to have secured over $1.1 million in funding to support the Solano Irrigation District in improving and updating our community’s local water system and I thank local Solano officials for working with me to identify the need for these funds,” said Rep. Thompson.
“The Solano Irrigation District would like to extend its sincere thanks to Congressman Mike Thompson for his critical role in securing funding for Phase 1 of the Vaca Valley Public Water System Consolidation Project for FY2025. The Project will consolidate two water treatment plants and bring potable water service to numerous homes currently on non-compliant point of entry treatment systems. The Project wouldn’t be possible but for the help of Congressman Thompson and his Staff,” said Cary Keaten, General Manager of the Solano Irrigation District.
Funding will go towards Phase 1 of the Solano Irrigation District’s Vaca Valley Public Water System project. The project will consolidate two existing local public water systems, connecting homes to the new system that currently rely on point-of-entry treatment and bottled water for drinking because the existing supply does not meet drinking water standards. It will also increase the system’s reliability and harden its infrastructure to ensure a consistent and reliable supply of water and improve firefighting capabilities.
Rep. Thompson requested funding for the project through Congress’ Community Project Funding (CPF) process. His request was included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which passed out of committee recently. The bill must now pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law.
To date, Thompson has secured a total of $2,379,205 in funding for three CPF requests submitted on behalf of Solano County and a total of $15,304,205 for projects across California’s Fourth District for 2025.
About Community Project Funding (CPF)
Each year, Members of Congress may direct federal funding to a select number of Community Projects through the appropriations process. Under this process, each House member is permitted to submit 15 project requests to the Appropriations Committee on behalf of their Congressional District so long as the projects meet criteria set forth by the Committee. There are no guarantees that Community Projects will all be funded, and the projects are competitively evaluated by the Committee on Appropriations.
Project selection and submissions is the first stage of the process for Community Project Funding. The projects are subject to a strict transparency and accountability process before they may be selected for inclusion in the relevant appropriations legislation for the upcoming year