This agreement provides funding to the city of meriden to implement its project to address critical infrastructure needs that impact the reliability, safety, and compliance of the city of meriden's…

EPA Region 1 awarded the City of Meriden a $3.24 million Cooperative Agreement on December 1, 2025, to implement critical infrastructure improvements to the Merimere Reservoir public drinking water system under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), as directed in the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

The funded work consists of three major components: dike repair, water storage tank refurbishment, and lagoon liner replacement. Merimere Dike repair includes curtain grouting in bedrock with multiple grouting stages to seal leakage pathways and stabilize the structure, water injection testing, and real-time monitoring of grout take rates and seepage levels. The 500,000-gallon storage tank refurbishment involves abrasive blasting and repainting with NSF-certified coatings, interior relining, and installation of a mixing and forced-air ventilation system to reduce disinfection byproduct formation. Lagoon liner replacement at the water filtration plant includes draining lagoons, removing damaged liners, installing new high-performance HDPE or PVC liners with underlayment and leak testing, and completing grading, drainage, and stabilization work to prevent erosion and future damage. The workplan encompasses engineering design, construction, inspection, project administration, and contingency allocations.

Performance occurs in Meriden, Connecticut, through May 31, 2029. The anticipated outcomes include improved drinking water quality, system reliability, and regulatory compliance to ensure dependable clean drinking water delivery. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the city of meriden to implement its project to address critical infrastructure needs that impact the reliability, safety, and compliance of the city of meriden's merimere reservoir public drinking water system, as directed in the 2024 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a drinking water infrastructure construction project. Workplan activities consist of engineering design, construction, inspection, project administration, and contingency allocations necessary to complete the work for three critical components: the merimere dike repair, merimere water storage tank refurbishment, and merimere lagoon liners replacement. Repairing the merimere dike work includes curtain grouting in bedrock, multiple stages of grouting to fully seal leakage pathways and stabilize the structure, water injection testing, and real time monitoring of grout take rates and seepage levels during grouting. Refurbishing the 500,000-gallon storage tank work includes abrasive blasting and repainting with NSF-certified coatings, relining of the tank interior, and the installation of a mixing and forced-air ventilation system to reduce disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation. Work for replacing the failing lagoon liners at water filtration plant includes draining the lagoons, removing damaged liners, and installing new high-performance hdpe or PVC liners with appropriate underlayment and leak testing. Grading, drainage, and stabilization work will also be completed to prevent erosion and future liner damage. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include improving merimere reservoir drinking water quality, system reliability, and regulatory compliance the expected outcomes include dependable clean drinking water for the community through the improvements of the merimere dike, storage tank, and lagoon liner systems the intended beneficiaries include improved public health and environmental protection for city of meriden community.