This agreement provides funding to city of perkins, oklahoma to implement its sewer replacement project to conduct an evaluation of perkin's sewer system to develop strategic plan for long-term…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $320,000 in funding to the City of Perkins, Oklahoma to implement a sewer replacement project. The key activities include procuring a qualified wastewater expert, evaluating the city's wastewater system, and developing a strategic plan for long-term sewer system upgrades and maintenance. The anticipated deliverables include meeting agendas, an executed contract, paid invoices, test results, and a final engineering report. The expected outcome is to develop a strategic plan to address the city's aging sewer infrastructure and fix system breakthroughs that are leaking waste into the local environment. This grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, has a completion date of July 31, 2027.

This agreement provides funding to city of perkins, oklahoma to implement its sewer replacement project to conduct an evaluation of perkin's sewer system to develop strategic plan for long-term upgrades and maintenance as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a wastewater infrastructure planning and design project. Workplan activities consist of: procuring a qualified wastewater expert, an evaluation of perkins' wastewater system, and the development of an improvement plan. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: meeting agendas, executed contract (RFQ), paid invoices, test results, and a final engineering report. The expected outcome of the project is to develop a strategic plan for long-term upgrades and maintenance for the city's aging sewer system. The intended beneficiaries are the city residents and the environment by fixing system breakthroughs that leak waste into the soil, groundwater, and surface water in and surrounding perkins.