$32 Million Awarded for Water, Sewer Projects in New York

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors has approved more than $32 million in grants and interest-free loans for one drinking water project and six wastewater projects in Upstate New York. This funding includes nearly $5 million in grants that were awarded last summer in the second round of funding through the 2015 Water Infrastructure Improvement Act.

“EFC’s work with communities across the state helps to ensure that they can meet their water infrastructure needs, Environmental Facilities Corporation President and CEO Sabrina M. Ty said. “Under the Governor’s leadership, the infusion of new funding through the Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 will allow us to expand the use of grants, loans and technical assistance to advance sustainable growth, and promote innovative environmental technologies and practices for these communities.”

The approved projects include:

• Town of New Baltimore (Greene Country) – A $2.6 million zero interest loan for the planning, design and construction of wastewater system upgrades.
• Town of Wolcott (Wayne County) – $2.5 million, including a $1.5 million zero-interest loan, for the planning, design and construction of the Blind Sodus Bay wastewater collection system.
• Village of Kiryas Joel (Orange County) – A $1.5 million low-interest loan to replace 5,154 existing residential and commercial water meters with new water meters and upgrade the existing meter reading (AMR) system.
• City of Middletown (Orange County) – $4 million, including a $975,345 NYS Water Grant and a $3 million zero-interest loan, to finance costs associated with the planning, design and construction of replacement sanitary sewer mains, manholes and service laterals in the “Black Dirt” area of Middletown.
• City of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess Country) – $11.2 million, including a $2.8 million NYS Water Grant, and a $8.4 million zero-interest loan, for the design and construction of the Wastewater Improvement Project.
• Town of Rockland (Sullivan Country) – $5.5 million, including a $4.7 million zero-interest loan, for the planning, design and construction of improvements to the Livingston Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
• City of Utica (Oneida Country) – $5.2 million, including a $1.2 million NYS Water Grant, and a $3.6 million zero-interest loan, for the design and construction of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Project Phase A9.2.

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