Camden Point, Mo., breaks ground on new $8 million sewer system
(UI) – On Dec. 18, federal partners joined Mayor Gloria Boyer of the City of Camden Point, Missouri, to celebrate the construction of a centralized sanitary sewer collection system and wastewater treatment facility that will improve the health and well-being of the city’s residents.
This grant will be used to construct a centralized sanitary sewer system and wastewater treatment facility. It will also be used to decommission septic systems currently used throughout the city, many of which are failing to function as intended.
The sewer system will connect to each of more than 200 households at no cost to the residents and will utilize over 56,000 feet of sewer pipes.
The sewer and wastewater treatment project is estimated to cost over $8 million, with funding supplied through EPA, USDA, HUD, revenue bonds, and city funds.
In October, EPA awarded $3,361,707 to the City of Camden Point through the EPA Community Grants Program. Congress appropriates resources for specifically named community water infrastructure projects through this program.
USDA has provided $4,903,400 toward the project, including two Rural Development Grants totaling $2,371,400 and a Rural Development Loan of $2,532,000.
HUD provided $500,000 toward the project through a Community Development Block Grant.
The project is expected to last approximately three years, with an anticipated operational date in late 2026.
"This is a big day for the City of Camden Point,” Graves said. “While I'm proud to have secured a portion of the funding that's going to be used to build a new sewer system through the congressional appropriations process, I'm also incredibly grateful for the work of Mayor Boyer and so many Camden Point leaders over the years who have worked to make this project a reality. This new infrastructure is critical to supporting the growing community of Camden Point well into the future."
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