Waynesburg, Pa., sewer funding won’t be affected by federal cuts, project manager says
According to Herald-Standard, funding for sewer rehabilitation projects in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania won’t be affected by potential federal cuts. Project manager Robert Dengler told the Waynesburg Borough Council that two of the three grants have been secured, and he expects a third grant to be finalized this fall.
Of the funding, nearly $1 million will be allocated to improve sewers in the Woodland Avenue area
Waynesburg also applied for a $520,000 Local Share Account grant last fall, and the state of Pennsylvania is set to review those applications in September, Herald-Standard reported.
The borough has also secured funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a Community Development Block Grant.
The borough’s sanitary system project is being funded with federal Rural Utilities Services money. RUS had informed Dengler that they’re still moving ahead with the project, Dengler said.
Dengler also updated the council on other infrastructure projects.
For the sanitary sewer system project, Dengler said the erosion, sedimentation and stormwater plans for the RUS project at the treatment plant have been submitted to the Greene County Conservation District. Once those are approved, the borough will be able submit the design to RUS and the state’s Department of Environmental Protection for a Water Quality Management Pt. II permit.
Dengler anticipates getting approvals at the end of the year, and bidding out the project early next year. Construction would start in spring or summer.
The council also approved funding through the PA Small Water & Sewer Grant program, to be used on projects ranging from $30,000 to $500,000. That money would go towards rehabilitating 32 manholes on Waynesburg’s interceptor sewer system. Doing so would improve the structural integrity of the and prevent stormwater inflow and infiltration, according to Dengler's report.
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