Council Approves $132M Plan for Flint Water System Upgrades
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
A $132 million package of projects to upgrade Flint's water system will now go to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality before heading to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for final approval.
By Roberto Acosta and Zoe Jackson
The project list approved by council members Monday, July 23, includes water main replacement, pump station improvements, a secondary water source, transmission main replacement, water quality monitoring, water main replacement, and chemical feed building.
A total of $80 million in funding is coming by way of a Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation, or WIIN, grant. The funding was approved by Congress and former President Barack Obama in late 2016.
The funding source for the remainder of the project costs has yet to be defined.
There are eight priority projects that focus on everything from increasing the capacity of Flint's water system to creating a backup water supply.
- Water Meter Replacement
- Dort and Ceder Street Storage and Pumping Station Improvements
- Flint Secondary Water Source
- Northwest Transmission Main
- Distribution System Water Quality Monitoring
- Water Main Replacement
- Chemical Feed Building
- Service Line Replacement Contingency Project
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