$60.7 Million Approved to Upgrade New York's Water and Wastewater Systems
On Aug. 10, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $60.7 million in grants, in addition to interest-free and low-cost loans, have been approved by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors to support vital drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The Board’s approval also includes nearly $8.4 million in grants awarded under the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act.
“This funding is critical for communities in every corner of the state and will help protect public health, preserve our natural resources, and lay the groundwork for future growth,” Governor Cuomo said. “Upgrading aging infrastructure is top priority, and this funding will help communities rebuild for a stronger, healthier and more sustainable New York.”
The projects approved include:
Capital Region
Town of Prattsville (Greene County) – $1.45 million, including an $872,672 Drinking Water Grant and a $581,782 zero-interest loan for the development of a new groundwater well to provide required source redundancy for the water system.
City of Rensselaer (Rensselaer County) – $11.9 million, including a $3 million WIIA grant and a $6.65 million zero-interest loan for the City to acquire a portion of the water storage tank and pump station facilities previously constructed and financed by the Rensselaer Water and Sewer Authority. In addition, severely aged and undersized water distribution mains will be replaced throughout the City.
Central New York
City of Cortland (Cortland County) – $4.8 million, including a $995,725 Clean Water grant, $837,374 Green Innovation grant, and a $3 million zero-interest loan to finance costs associated with the planning, design and construction of sanitary sewer and storm collection system replacements along Clinton Avenue in the City of Cortland.
Village of Phoenix (Oswego County) – $926,396 including a $318,657 WIIA grant, and a $607,739 zero-interest loan to connect to the Metropolitan Water Board’s water supply. This project will construct a new pump station and interconnection with MWB for Surface Water Treatment Rule compliance.
City of Syracuse (Onondaga County) – A $679,440 WIIA grant to replace the 36-inch piping and deteriorated pipe bridge used to cross a 100-foot-wide gully for one of the supply lines from Skaneateles Lake near the village of Camillus.
Finger Lakes
Village of Geneseo (Livingston County) – A $2 million zero-interest loan to finance costs associated with the planning, design and construction of wastewater treatment plant improvements.
Village of Naples (Ontario County) – $7.3 million, including a $1.5 million WIIA grant, a $4.95 million zero-interest loan, and a $250,000 low-interest loan to finance costs associated with the planning, design and construction of the Main Street Corridor Wastewater Collection and Treatment System.
Mid-Hudson Valley
Town of Fallsburg (Sullivan County) – $8.6 million, including a $2.1 million WIIA grant, a $4 million zero-interest loan and a $2.5 million low-interest loan to finance costs associated with the planning, design and construction to upgrade the Town of Fallsburg’s South Fallsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Mohawk Valley
Village of Sharon Springs (Schoharie County) – $1.6 million, including a $409,900 WIIA grant and a $1.2 million zero-interest loan to finance costs associated with the design and construction of improvements to Sharon Springs’ wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
North Country
City of Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence County) – A $20 million zero interest loan to finance costs associated with the design and construction of wastewater treatment plant and pump station improvements.
Southern Tier
Town of Roxbury (Delaware County) – A $1 million low-interest loan for source, pumping, distribution, storage and treatment improvements. This work includes new and upgraded controls, electrical systems, backup power and chemical feed systems; replacement of aged valves, hydrants, undersized water mains and a new storage tank mixing system and rehabilitation of the storage tank.
Western New York
Town of Clarence (Erie County) – A $336,806 WIIA grant associated with the design and construction of the Clarence Hollow Pollution Abatement Project.
Since 2011, the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation has provided more than $11.5 billion in subsidized loans, grants and loan re-financings to local governments for water infrastructure projects.
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