This grant agreement provides funding to the city of petersburg, virginia, to implement its project to upgrade its sewer service area infrastructure including the poor creek pump station as directed…

This EPA Region 3 Cooperative Agreement provides $2,432,000 in funding to the City of Petersburg, Virginia to upgrade the Poor Creek Pump Station wastewater infrastructure. The key project activities include upsizing pumps, installing a generator and electrical equipment, expanding the electrical control room, and making adjustments to the equalization basin. These improvements are expected to increase the system's capacity to meet current and future demand, as well as mitigate risks of system failure, thereby benefiting Petersburg's residents. The project is funded through the EPA's Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), which supports water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades for local communities. The award period is from May 2024 to November 2026.

This grant agreement provides funding to the city of petersburg, virginia, to implement its project to upgrade its sewer service area infrastructure including the poor creek pump station 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 are to provide the poor creek pump station with improvements including upsized pumps, a generator, electrical equipment, a bar screen, electrical control room expansion, equalization basin operation adjustments, and an equalization basin suction lift station. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are the rehabilitation and replacement of critical wastewater infrastructure at the poor creek pump station, which are expected to lead to an increased capacity for the system to meet current and future demand and mitigate risk of system failure which will benefit the residents of the city of petersburg, virginia.