Amodei and Cortez-Masto request funding and support for Kingsbury General Improvement District project
STATELINE, Nev. — Kingsbury General Improvement District officials announced that a $1 million wastewater infrastructure improvement project serving the Stateline community has been included in Congressman Mark Amodei’s Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding requests recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee.
The proposed project would modernize a portion of KGID’s wastewater collection system by redirecting flows from the aging Market Street Lift Station to the Douglas County Lake Tahoe Sewer Authority Beach Lift Station. The project would also eliminate aging infrastructure and remove an asbestos-cement force main located near Edgewood Creek.
While the federal appropriations process remains ongoing, inclusion in the House Appropriations Committee bill represents a significant milestone for the project.
“This project addresses critical wastewater infrastructure that serves the Stateline community and helps protect the environmental resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin,” said Derek Dornbrook, General Manager of KGID. “We appreciate Congressman Amodei’s support and his recognition of the infrastructure needs facing our district.”
Board Chair Ed Johns said the proposed funding would help reduce the financial burden on local ratepayers while allowing the District to advance needed infrastructure improvements.
“Securing outside funding is one of the most effective ways to address aging infrastructure while minimizing impacts on our customers,” Johns said. “We are grateful for Congressman Amodei’s efforts on behalf of our community.”
Congressman Amodei’s FY27 Community Project Funding requests include twenty projects throughout Nevada totaling more than $29 million. The KGID project was one of several Northern Nevada water and wastewater infrastructure projects selected for inclusion in the appropriations package.
Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto has also included the project in her FY27 Community Project Funding requests, reflecting broad bipartisan support and recognition of the importance of modernizing critical wastewater infrastructure serving the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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