Grants for water and sewer projects announced
The recent announcement of state funds granted to assist with water and sewage project in Washington County, as well as Greene County and throughout the Monongahela Valley, will likely affect McMurray residents who have to pass through the affected areas.
The source of the grants is the Small Water and Sewer Program of the Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development. The program supplies funds to help pay for improvements, expansion, construction, or rehabilitation of sanitary sewer or water systems.
Obtaining grants can be an arduous process; applications often include carefully constructed appeals on custom letterheads.
Four of these grants were awarded to townships in Washington County; however, the largest grant went outside the county to Waynesburg Borough ($425,000) to rehabilitate a Morgan Street sewage overflow valve and to replace a sewer main (2,060 feet) along West and College streets.
Washington County’s largest grant will go to South Strabane Township Authority. The allotted $391,000 is to replace a sewer main that is deteriorated. The South Strabane work will be along Chartiers Creek between Country Club Road and Pike Street.
The Carroll Township Authority will receive $250,000 to restore the Grandview pump station to lessen sewer overflows.
Roscoe and Stockdale boroughs will have their pump stations receive new grinder pumps installed at a cost of $212,500 by Mid Mon Valley Pollution Control Authority.
The Cecil Township Authority has been awarded $118,161 for the construction on Windcrest Drive of new sewer lines.
The source of the grants is the Small Water and Sewer Program of the Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development. The program supplies funds to help pay for improvements, expansion, construction, or rehabilitation of sanitary sewer or water systems.
Obtaining grants can be an arduous process; applications often include carefully constructed appeals on custom letterheads.
Four of these grants were awarded to townships in Washington County; however, the largest grant went outside the county to Waynesburg Borough ($425,000) to rehabilitate a Morgan Street sewage overflow valve and to replace a sewer main (2,060 feet) along West and College streets.
Washington County’s largest grant will go to South Strabane Township Authority. The allotted $391,000 is to replace a sewer main that is deteriorated. The South Strabane work will be along Chartiers Creek between Country Club Road and Pike Street.
The Carroll Township Authority will receive $250,000 to restore the Grandview pump station to lessen sewer overflows.
Roscoe and Stockdale boroughs will have their pump stations receive new grinder pumps installed at a cost of $212,500 by Mid Mon Valley Pollution Control Authority.
The Cecil Township Authority has been awarded $118,161 for the construction on Windcrest Drive of new sewer lines.