This agreement provides funding to the jordan valley water conservancy district (jvwcd, or district) to implement its project to replace, add, or upgrade generators and electronics at five (5)…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $4.56 million to the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to enhance drinking water infrastructure resilience. Authorized under the FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the award funds replacement, addition, and upgrade of generators and electrical systems at five pump stations within JVWCD's service area in the Bluffdale, Utah region. The project will deliver permanent generator installations and electrical connections at pump stations 1, 2, and 5; electrical upgrades at pump station 3; and replacement generator and electrical upgrades at pump station 4. The work is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2028.

The primary objective of this infrastructure project is to ensure adequate generator power capacity at JVWCD pump stations to maintain water service continuity throughout all service zones during catastrophic power outage events. The intended beneficiaries include residents, households, and businesses receiving retail water service within JVWCD's service area, primarily in unincorporated Salt Lake County, as well as wholesale customers served by JVWCD in other municipalities and water districts throughout the region. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement, with all implementation activities performed directly by JVWCD.

This agreement provides funding to the jordan valley water conservancy district (jvwcd, or district) to implement its project to replace, add, or upgrade generators and electronics at five (5) different pump station sites as directed in the FY2023 consolidated appropriations act (PL 117-328), 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 replacement, addition, and upgrading of generators and electronics at five (5) different drinking water pump station sites within the jvwcd service area. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include installation of new permanent generators and electrical connections installed at pump sites 1 and 2, electrical upgrades at pump site 3, installation of a replacement generator and electrical upgrades at pump site 4, and a new generator and electrical connections at pump site 5. The expected outcome is to provide sufficient pump station generator power for the pump capacity required to provide water to all necessary service zones during a catastrophic power outage event. The intended beneficiaries include the residents, households, and businesses receiving retail water service within the jvwcd service area, primarily in unincorporated areas of salt lake county. Beneficiaries also include the residents, households, and businesses within other cities and water districts in the region who are wholesale customers served by jvwcd.