HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - BOCC (002)January 12, 2021
GRANT COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P O Box 37
EPHRATA WA 98823
(509) 754-2011
RE: Support of Funding Request by the Port of Mattawa for the Port's Wastewater
Infrastructure Improvement Proiect
To Whom it May Concern:
The Grant County Board of Commissioners write in support of the Port of Mattawa's request for
funding for Phase 4 of the Port's Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Project.
This project (Phase 4) would increase the capacity of the Port of Mattawa's industrial wastewater
treatment system, especially for wine waste, which is a byproduct of the wine grape crushing
process, as the Port of Mattawa has become a major or key area for the production of bulk wine
juice in Washington State.
Additionally, the expansion of wastewater treatment capacity of the Port's Industrial Wastewater
System will allow the Port of Mattawa. to keep up with rapidly growing wine crushing/processing
industry in central Washington as well as support other food processing in the Mattawa area.
Moreover, the bulk wine grape juice that is produced in Mattawa is used by wineries all over
Washington State, which helps to promote and enhance tourism in our region.
Furthermore, the expanded treatment system will allow the Port of Mattawa to better and more
safely discharge treated wastewater onto crops while also recycling the wine and food processing
waste in an environmentally sustainable manner.
The wine grape crushing industry has created and retained over 200 jobs in the Mattawa area,
and it is projected that this Phase 4 infrastructure expansion will help to create more jobs and
stimulate economic development as it will allow for the wine grape crushing companies to
continue to grow and hire more people in central Washington.
Without this much needed infrastructure improvement and expansion, the Port of Mattawa
cannot keep up with the increasing amount of raw wine waste that is discharged because of more
and more wine being produced in central Washington. As a result, this could adversely impact
the economic growth of wine grape processing and wine production in Washington State.
Danny E. Stone Rob Jones Cindy Carter
District 1 District 2 District 3
"To MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS, SERVING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, WHILE FOSTERING
A RESPECTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT."
In conclusion, we would urge your support of the Port of Mattawa's request for funding for
Phase 4 of this important Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Project, as it will retain and
create jobs, increase economic development, and help continue to allow for the growth of the
wine grape crushing and processing industry in Washington State.
Sincerely,
BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Cc: Lars Leland, Executive Director, Port of Mattawa
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Barbara Vasquez
From: Barbara Vasquez
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 11:42 AM
To: Lars Leland
Cc: Cindy Carter
Subject: RE: Letter of Support: Phase 4 — Port of Mattawa Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvement Project
Thank you Lars. I will add this to the Commissioners agenda for next week.
Barbara j. Vasquez, CMC
Clerk of the Board
Grant County Commissioners Office
PO Box 37
35 C Street NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
509-754-2011 ext 2928
509-754-6098 (fax)
www.grantcountywa.gov
From: Lars Leland <I.leland@portofmattawa.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 20218:57 AM
To: Barbara Vasquez <bvasquez@grantcountywa.gov>
Cc: Cindy Carter <ccarter@grantcountywa.gov>
Subject: Letter of Support: Phase 4 — Port of Mattawa Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Project
Greetings,
I hope all is well with everyone. The Port of Mattawa is working on acquiring important funds from the State of
Washington to improve our wastewater system. We want to request from the Grant County Commissioners a letter of
support for this project. I have attached a template that could help assist you in writing this.
Any assistance is much appreciated.
Best regards,
Lars Leland
Executive Director
PORT OF
MATTAWA
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