This agreement provides funding to ross county board of commissioners to implement its project to decommission the existing wwtp and provide sanitary sewer service to the surrounding area as…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $4 million to Ross County Board of Commissioners on December 1, 2025, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to decommission the existing wastewater treatment plant and provide sanitary sewer service to residents throughout Ross County, Ohio.

The recipient will execute wastewater infrastructure construction activities consisting of conveyance system improvements and pump station upgrades. The anticipated deliverables include decommissioning the existing WWTP and constructing pump stations, gravity sewer, and force mains to serve residents within Ross County. Work is performed in Ohio with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. The funding was directed to this project through the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act or as identified in an approved technical correction. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

This agreement provides funding to ross county board of commissioners to implement its project to decommission the existing wwtp and provide sanitary sewer service to the surrounding area 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 include the execution and implementation of wastewater infrastructure construction. Workplan activities consist of: conveyance system improvements and pump station upgrades. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include decommissioning the existing wwtp and the construction of pump stations, gravity sewer, and force mains. The expected outcomes include providing sanitary sewer service to residents within ross county, OH. The intended beneficiaries include residents within ross county, OH.