KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AWARDS WATER AND SEWER FUNDS TO 17 COMMUNITIES

The Kansas Department of Commerce announced that 17 Kansas communities will share a total of $5,652,973 in federally funded water and sewer grants through the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program. These Kansas communities will match the CDBG contribution with $14,183,762 in other funds.

With these grant awards, the CDBG program will assist 18,440 Kansas residents – 10,170 of whom have low and moderate incomes.

 

“We are pleased to award funding to these very deserving Kansas communities,” said Ray Hammarlund, the Department’s Director of Community Development. “These grants allow Commerce to assist the rural communities that are so important to the livelihood of our state.”

The Community Development Block Grant program provides federal funding to Kansas communities to address their development and infrastructural needs. The program has a 22-year history of helping Kansas communities enhance their overall quality of life by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. The Department distributed more than $106 million in CDBG funding from 2002-06, resulting in $236 million in matching funds.

“The Department remains committed to rural Kansas communities,” Hammarlund said. “We recognize the challenges these communities face, and we are prepared to help them meet those challenges.”

 

For more information on water and sewer grants or the Community Development Block Grant program, contact the Community Development Division of the Department of Commerce at (785) 296-3004 or comdev@kansascommerce.com, or visit www.kansascommerce.com.

This year’s recipients and their awards are as follows:

 

City of Alma ($400,000)

The city will initiate a wastewater renovation that will consist of upgrading the pretreatment and lagoon system and replacing lines and the pump station. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $1,863,000.

 

City of Beattie ($183,162)

This project will construct an elevated third cell, install a lift station, and remove sludge from two existing cells. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $183,163.

 

City of Belleville ($400,000)

The proposed project involves construction of a new 500,000-gallon ground-level storage tank and new pump station. The city will contribute $475,900.

 

City of Bird City ($400,000)

This project will involve the construction of a non-discharging wastewater lagoon facility. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $418,925.

 

City of Caney ($245,600)

The proposed project will include TV inspection, rehabilitation and/or replacement of approximately 4,600 linear feet of 15-inch sewer line and replacement or rehabilitation of nine manholes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $245,600.

 

City of Downs ($400,000)

The city will use the grant for construction of a three-cell discharging lagoon facility. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $1,376,095 in funding, and the city will provide $73,000 in funds.

 

City of Effingham ($400,000)

This project will provide improvements to the city water system, including a new chlorination building, upgrade of well No. 3, replacement of some water mains and a 100,000-gallon pedestal water tank. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $741,000.

City of Hanover ($235,950)

The city proposes to construct a new 100,000-gallon elevated water tower and demolish their old standpipe. The city and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute a total of $235,950 to the project.

 

City of Humboldt ($400,000)

This project will entail cleaning and TV inspection of approximately 10,000 linear feet of sewer line, rehabilitation or replacement of sewer lines and manhole rehabilitation. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $684,000.

 

City of Iola ($400,000)

The city will use the grant to upgrade the plant pump station and wastewater lagoons. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $2,784,985, and the city will provide $200,000.

 

City of Lecompton ($400,000)

The proposed project involves construction of a new water treatment plant. The USDA–Rural Development will provide $790,000 in financing.

 

Morris County ($268,000)

The county will use the grant to construct 157,300 linear feet of waterlines and a standpipe for customers in RWD No. 1. The USDA–Rural Development will provide $1,004,625 in financing.

 

City of Partridge ($210,000)

This project will provide improvements to the city’s wastewater system. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $210,000 in financing.

 

Rooks County ($400,000)

The proposed project consists of water system improvements for RWD No. 3, which will include a new storage tank, upgrade of two wells and transmission lines. The USDA–Rural Development will provide $1,410,715 in financing.

City of Scammon ($110,261)

This project will provide improvements to the city water system by drilling and constructing a new well. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $110,284 to the project.

 

City of South Haven ($400,000)

The proposed project includes the replacement of the main distribution system as well as adding 22 users. The USDA–Rural Development will provide $778,715 in financing.

 

City of Westmoreland ($400,000)

The city will use the grant to construct a new primary treatment lagoon cell and re-piping of the existing two-cell treatment facility. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will contribute $597,805 in needed financing.

 

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