This agreement provides funding to city of portsmouth to implement its project to make improvements to the existing water treatment plant as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will provide $9,507,500.00 in funding to the City of Portsmouth, Ohio to implement improvements to its existing water treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include purchasing new equipment such as pumps, intake systems, blowers, chemical feed equipment, and other components to upgrade the water treatment plant's infrastructure. These improvements are expected to result in the delivery of clean drinking water for the city. The award period runs from September 2, 2024 through December 31, 2026.

This agreement provides funding to city of portsmouth to implement its project to make improvements to the existing water treatment plant as directed in the 2023 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 are purchasing new equipment for the city of portsmouth's water treatment plant. Equipment purchases include: a variety of pumps, river water intake and air backwash system, TRI-lobe positive displacement blowers, polymer blending and feed equipment, polyethylene tanks, rapid mixer, high-rate clarification, gravity filters, miex tube settler replacement, and a gravity thickener.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are new equipment for the water treatment plant, which are expected to lead to clean drinking water for the city of portsmouth.