This grant agreement provides funding to the city of ripley to implement its project to construct a new wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) to treat wastewater flows from both ripley and evans as…

This grant agreement provides funding to the city of ripley to implement its project to construct a new wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) to treat wastewater flows from both ripley and evans 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 constructing a new wwtp in ripley on the existing plant site property and discharging effluent to mill creek. Modifications to the existing collection systems will include extending the force main from lift station #8 to the new headworks, adding a wet well and new pumps to lift station #10 to handle the flow from evans, a new duplex submersible lift station at lift station #15 and force main to direct flow from evans, and redirecting lift station #17 with a new force main to lift station #15. The new wwtp will include: headworks consisting of screening and grit removal, a lab/blower building, two SBR basins with diffusers and blowers, a post-equalization basin, an aerobic digester, a chlorination/dechlorination chamber, a sludge press building with a sludge press and polymer feed system, a standby generator, and other necessary appurtenances to operate the facility. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are a new wastewater treatment plant serving the city of ripley, which is expected to lead to sufficient treatment to meet the needs of the city's two systems in ripley and evans. Intended beneficiaries include the residents served by the city's two systems in ripley and evans.