This agreement provides funding to city of glenn heights, texas to implement its project to a 'ground storage tank and all associated piping, pump station upgrades, and necessary electrical systems…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded $3.5 million to the City of Glenn Heights, Texas under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) through a Cooperative Agreement effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of March 30, 2028. The award funds the design and construction of a 1-million-gallon ground storage tank with associated piping, pump station upgrades, and electrical systems improvements to support the city's drinking water infrastructure. This congressionally designated project will deliver multiple defined outputs including a project charter, engineering studies, design and construction contracts, site preparation, a fully integrated tank with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) functionality, as-built documentation, and a final grant report.

The project is intended to ensure safe drinking water delivery to City of Glenn Heights residents while maintaining compliance with Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations. No sub-awards are included under this assistance agreement. As a congressionally mandated project, the award implements special appropriated spending designated through the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act and requires EPA Project Officer and Grants Specialist annual reviews during the performance period.

This agreement provides funding to city of glenn heights, texas to implement its project to a 'ground storage tank and all associated piping, pump station upgrades, and necessary electrical systems improvements' project as directed in the 2022 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 project to construct a groundwater storage tank and all associated piping, pump station upgrades, and necessary electrical systems improvements project. Workplan activities consist of design and construction of a 1-million-gallon (1 MG) ground storage tank (GST) for water. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a project charter, request for quotation (RFQ), awarded design contract, engineering report and studies, publish request for proposal (RFP) and selection of the contractor, cleared and graded site and tank assembly, fully integrated tank with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) functionality, as-built documentation and final grant report. The expected outcomes include providing safe drinking water to the city of glenn heights residents and stay in compliance with the environmental protection agency (EPA)/ texas commission on environmental quality (TCEQ) regulations. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of the city of glenn heights, texas.