Utility Intelligence

TN - Haywood Co. To Receive $700K for Development
Around $705,000 in various grants and loans will be going towards a new industrial park and improvements to the water system and sanitation department, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. John Tanner.

TX - Council OKs $1.15 M Loan If Grant Nixed
The City of Ingram will try again to be declared “disadvantaged” to qualify for a grant of $1.15 million in federal stimulus funds for the wastewater collection system, but if that’s not successful, council members agreed to take the money as a loan.

SD - $5.4 Million Federal Grant To Spur Affordable Housing
The South Dakota Housing Development Authority won $5.4 million in federal funding this week to put affordable housing projects into operation statewide.

MS - Lowndes Co. To Seek Grant for Mill
Government and economic development officials in Mississippi will apply for a state grant to help a Texas company locate a new steel mill in western Lowndes County.

OH - City Issues Bonds To Begin Complex Sewer Work
The city is starting the first of many steps toward fixing sewer overflows into local waterways.

HI - Public Invited To Comment On Sewer-Pipe Project
The city will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 at McCoy Pavilion to accept public comment on the city's application for a special management area use permit for a sewer pipe project in the McCully-Ala Moana area.

MN - City Sewer Upgrade Estimated At $2.2 Million
A $2.23 million improvement of Perham’s wastewater treatment system was discussed at the June 17 Perham City Council meeting.

PA - Borough Responsible for Sewer Line Fixes
County health officials are trying to decide what to do about exposed openings in a sewer line near an abandoned street under an obsolete bridge along Jackman Avenue.

DE - Stimulus Addresses Wastewater
Sussex County is expected to receive almost $15 million in federal aid as part of the state's latest wave of stimulus money for a number of wastewater projects

WA - County Seeking Bids for Belfair Sewer Project
The project to build sewers in Belfair is moving forward as Mason County is seeking bids from construction companies on the project.

VA - $500000 Set Aside for Sewer Plant
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which included a funding request by Congressman Tom Perriello for $500,000 for upgrading and expanding the Maple Avenue wastewater treatment plant in Halifax County.

PA - Rostraver Sewer System Set To Go
The township commissioners Wednesday reported that homes are being connected to the new stormwater and wastewater system.

LA - Merryville Awarded $1M Sewer Plant Upgrade Grant
The Town of Merryville has beennamed the recipient of a $1 million grant- now local proof that even the small towns of America are being helped out by the National Stimulus Package.

PA - Dale Borough Gets Stimulus Money For Sewer Project
For several years, Dale Borough has been preping for a huge sewer project that could have doubled many residents' sewer bills.

NY - City Gives OK to School's Demolition
After delaying its decision by nearly a week, the New York City Council has approved the SCA’s contentious proposal to demolish P.S. 133, an elementary school in Park Slope, in favor of a larger school that would service three times as many students.

MI - Birds Eye Announces Plan To Clean Fennville Water
Birds Eye Foods Inc. has announced a plan to remove iron from Fennville's city water supply and expand the system's service area into two neighboring townships.

CT - Killingly, Thompson, Sprague Split $500000 in Stimulus Funds
Three Eastern Connecticut towns will share more than $500,000 in federal stimulus funds, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney’s office announced Thursday.

PA - Board Agrees To Sewer Plant Financing
Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners unanimously agreed June 17 to seek financing for mandated upgrades to wastewater treatment plants servicing the township.

MO - City To Get $3 Million for Sewer Work
The city of Neosho will receive $3 million in federal stimulus funds to make repairs to its aging wastewater treatment system.

MI - Lansing Could Pursue Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
Lansing now can pursue $16 million in improvements to the city's wastewater treatment plant and could be forgiven for up to 40 percent

WY - New Police Radio System May Cost Over $1M
Gillette may spend about $925,000 to replace the police department’s portable radio system with a new 800-megahertz portable radio plan with Motorola.

WI - City Accepts Low Bid for Upcoming Construction Projects
The Arcadia Common Council voted 5-0 in a special meeting last week to accept the low bid offer from A-1 Excavating for the work to be done on the 2009 segment of the city’s 3-year improvement project.

AL - Collinsville May Get Stimulus Money To Update Sewer
Seven-million dollars in federal funding is coming to the state of Alabama. The city of Collinsville is one of 16 towns that could receive funding to upgrade their sewer system.

LA - Franklin Seeks Funding for Water Upgrades
The City of Franklin is seeking $2 million in stimulus money to upgrade its aging waterworks plant and systems.

NE - NPPD Plans $49 Million Upgrade
The Nebraska Public Power District is planning to build new substations and 70 miles of transmission line to serve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.