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Revitalizing City Infrastructure: Funding the Interceptor Sewer Project Discover how the City Council plans to utilize $5 million from the American rescue plan funds for the design phase of the Interceptor Sewer Project. Learn about the estimated cost and seven-year timeline for this crucial infrastructure development. #CityInfrastructure #InterceptorSewerProject #AmericanRescuePlan #UrbanDevelopment #InfrastructureFunding #CityCouncil #InfrastructureProject #MunicipalPlanning #InfrastructureInvestment #CommunityImprovement

Feds Award $15 Million to Putnam, Westchester For Infrastructure, Water Quality Improvements PUTNAM VALLEY, NY—Putnam County municipalities are on track to receive federal dollars to protect and enhance clean drinking water, mitigate flooding and revitalize downtown communities. The funding, which was announced for the 17th Congressional District, will also provide resources for law enforcement and improve pedestrian safety, said Congressman Mike Lawler. He identified the projects as $7.5 million for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements; $2 million for water quality improvements in the Town of Carmel; helping Mahopac maintain water quality in its namesake lake; $1.5 million for a new pump station for the Oregon Corners Sewer District in Putnam Valley; and $1.23 million for dam rehabilitation in Kent. Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne praised the efforts to secure the federal funding assistance and noted that pedestrian walkways “affect every community within our county since they improve walkability and quality of life.” In mid-July, elected officials from four communities in Westchester identified and discussed more than $5 million of water quality projects for Ossining, Somers and Cortlandt as well as new dispatching and communications equipment for the Mount Pleasant Police Department. The $5 million for the four communities was part of a combined $58 million that was awarded to the 17th Congressional District for FY2024, including $38 million in community project funding requests. Items include: • $1 million for Ossining to upgrade its water distribution system, including complete replacement of the town’s old cast iron mains; • $2 million to Somers to address PFAS issues affecting the water in the downtown Business-Historic Preservation District;   • $1 million to Cortlandt to build a central sewer that will provide the service and improve water to the Annsville section of the town, allowing for future development; • $800,000 for Mount Pleasant for a new dispatch system that will improve communication and emergency response for the 52-member department. Sections of Dutchess County that are part of CD17 are also expected to receive more than $5 million in funding as part of the municipal assistance from the federal government, Rep. Lawler noted. Westchester County Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Mike Lawler Kevin Byrne #waterinfrastructure #hudsonvalley #putnamcounty #westchestercounty Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley

Action Alert for DC Residents! Call on DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to restore $6-8 million of funds swept from important green infrastructure maintenance to benefit Rock Creek. Removing green infrastructure maintenance is short-sighted; the District has invested tens of millions of dollars to build these facilities. We just need one year of stop-gap funding; an expected increase to the stormwater fee should yield enough in FY26 and beyond to cover this need. Failing to maintain our green infrastructure will reduce water quality! Please contact Chairman Mendelson's office this week to let the DC Council know that Rock Creek is a budget priority for you. pmendelson@dccouncil.gov or (202) 724-8032 If time allows, please do the same for Transportation and Environment Committee Chair Charles Allen: callen@dccouncil.gov or(202)724-8072

This week, the Planning Commission reviewed Pasadena's draft Capital Improvement Program. Our recommendations focused on stepping up street repair; capturing more stormwater to recharge our groundwater reserves for drought; and shifting from contentious battles over neighborhood traffic calming measures to a citywide discussion of how to better balance safety and mobility. We also voted against certifying a study to widen a road and add parking in the Lower Arroyo and using natural areas for basketball and pickleball courts in the Central Arroyo -- instead recommended using existing underutilized paved areas for the courts. https://lnkd.in/g57v5EfB

"The RESTORE Council [Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council] requests public comment periodically to provide Gulf stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback on Council activities...  Amendment Bundle: Norton Creek Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation Project, High (HWY) 297a Retrofit Pond Project, and Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program Expansion July 18-August 16, 2024 The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) is seeking public comments on a proposal to approve implementation funding for two ecosystem restoration activities. The Council is also proposing to expand the geographic boundary of a previously-approved Funded Priority List (FPL) program and to reallocate funding among two previously-approved FPL projects. Specifically, the Council is planning to vote on whether to approve the following: - $7,500,000 in implementation funds for the Norton Creek Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation project, a component of the FPL 3b Coastal Alabama Regional Water Quality Program. - $1,000,000 in implementation funds for the Highway 297a Retrofit Pond project, a component of the FPL 3b Florida Water Quality Improvement Program. - Expansion of the geographic boundary for the FPL 3b Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program to include the possibility of working with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on land owned by the National Park Service within the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. - Reallocation of $37,660 in previously-approved FPL 1 funding from the Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells project in Texas to the Jean Lafitte Canal Backfilling project in Louisiana (see pages 36 and 63). These proposed approvals are independent of each other; the Council can vote to approve all of the proposed amendments listed above, a subset of them, or none...The Council invites the public to offer comments on these proposed actions. Comments should be limited to the projects listed above... ... the Council is publishing these FPL amendments for a 30-day public comment period beginning on July 18, 2024 and concluding at 11:59 pm (CST) on August 16, 2024..." #DeepwaterHorizon #RESTOREcouncil #PublicComment #projects #amendments #restoration https://lnkd.in/gDCinwtx

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) President Kari K. Steele and the Board of Commissioners, Village of North Riverside Mayor Joseph Mengoni, Village Clerk Kathy Ranieri, Village Trustees and State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid (21st) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the completion of six unique and resilient parking lots designed to mitigate flooding, capture more rain fall, protect the water environment, enhance community spaces and improve the ambience outside the Village Commons. WHERE: North Riverside Village Commons, 2401 S. Des Plaines Ave., North Riverside. WHEN: Monday, July 15, 2024, 11 a.m. The Village of North Riverside and the MWRD will celebrate the completion of one of the MWRD’s largest Green Infrastructure Partnership Program projects to date when it cuts the ribbon on the green parking lots at the Village Commons. To complete this project, six asphalt parking lots surrounding North Riverside facilities were converted into permeable pavement. The pavement is designed to capture up to 539,000 gallons of water, diverting it from combined local sewers to mitigate flooding, basement backups and improve area water quality. The green infrastructure installation is one of 10 projects the MWRD selected in 2022 through its Green Infrastructure Partnership Program, and one of more than 100 the MWRD has taken on since 2015. The MWRD contributed $1.28 million toward the $1.53 million in improvements in North Riverside. The 71,000 square feet of parking spaces accounts for roughly 17 percent of the Village Commons area. Green infrastructure is designed to manage stormwater by mimicking nature. It captures and stores water where it falls, allowing stormwater to infiltrate into the ground before entering the sewer system. This reduces the amount of water flowing through sewers systems that are often overwhelmed by intense rain events. It can be a way of reducing stormwater runoff and improving the water quality of area waterways, including the Des Plaines River, which runs through North Riverside. #MWRD #CookCounty #NorthRiverside https://lnkd.in/d-RqEppj

The WK Dickson & Co., Inc. team of #funding & #engineering professionals were on top of #ARPA when it first passed Congress and have been helping clients, like Town of Mooresville NC get prepared to use them for critical #infrastructute projects like this. This. This is our why. This is why we do what we do. #ARPAfunding #communityinfrastructure #stormwatermanagement

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission approved the award of $3.5 million to 11 successful applicants to MMSD's Green Infrastructure Partnership Program (GIPP). The GIPP offers incentive funding on a per-gallon-captured reimbursement basis for green infrastructure strategies designed to capture and clean water where it falls. Applications are scored based on established criteria focused on the applicant’s ability and commitment to implement, maintain, and promote their project. When completed, these projects will provide over 3.5 million gallons of stormwater capacity. These projects will incorporate a wide variety of green infrastructure (GI) types designed to manage water where it falls, thereby helping to reduce the likelihood of sewer water backing up into basements or overflowing into our waterways. #MMSDGreenInfrastructure #GIPP #StormwaterManagement https://lnkd.in/gFa3EJeF

When it comes to funding for clean drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, did you know that the Town of Barnstable tops the list? Not mentioned in the article is where that funding is headed, and thanks to the 2024 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Draft Intended Use Plan, a lot will benefit Barnstable. The #1 rated project on the 2024 CWSFR Draft IUP is Barnstable's Nitrogen Removal Improvements & New Headworks Facility Project, followed by #3 the Route 28 West Sewer Expansion Project, and #15 the Phinney's Lane Neighborhoods Sewer Expansion 👏

Interesting article from our Head of Division.