This agreement provides funding to the city of austin, texas to implement its project to develop plans and engineering design for the city's buttermilk creek water quality improvements project as…

This Cooperative Agreement award provided $959,752.00 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Austin, Texas under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The award supports the City of Austin's project to develop plans and engineering design for water quality improvements to the Buttermilk Creek watershed. Key activities include the design phase for a green infrastructure project to increase stormwater treatment, remove 35,000 pounds of pollution annually from Buttermilk Creek, and stabilize and restore over 2,000 linear feet of eroded streambank. The expected deliverables include 100% design plans, a project manual, hydrological/hydraulic models, and approvals from city departments. The intended beneficiaries are the Walnut Creek watershed and surrounding communities in the St. John's and Coronado Hills neighborhoods. The award period is from December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

This agreement provides funding to the city of austin, texas to implement its project to develop plans and engineering design for the city's buttermilk creek water quality improvements project 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 water quality improvement project. Workplan activities consist of work associated with the design phase of the proposed buttermilk creek water quality improvements project. The overall project scope of work includes design phase delivery for the construction plans and specifications. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the development of the 100% design submittal which will include sealed construction plans, a sealed project manual, final hydrological and hydraulic models, and sign-off from affected departments. The expected outcomes include a green infrastructure design that will provide for an increased level of stormwater treatment for the highly urbanized 670-acre buttermilk creek watershed to remove about 35,000 pounds of pollution annually from buttermilk creek and develop a design to stabilize and restore over 2,000 linear feet of buttermilk creek streambank that is currently eroded and degrading. The intended beneficiaries include communities within the walnut creek watershed, an impaired 303(d) listed waterbody, and the residents within U.S. Census tracts 402 and 433 in the ST. John's and coronado hills neighborhoods within the city of austin.