This agreement provides funding to the town of grantsville to implement its project to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,250,000 in funding to the Town of Grantsville, MD to implement a project to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include monitoring all 100 manholes in the system, smoke testing 21,500 linear feet of sewer lines, CCTV inspection of suspected areas, replacement and lining of manholes and gravity sewer lines, installation of new screening and grit removal facilities, flow equalization upgrades, a new influent pump station, two-basin SBR and post equalization, new denitrification filters, post aeration, UV disinfection system replacement, a new non-potable water system, additional flow metering, new chemical storage and feed systems, additional sludge digestion, electrical service upgrade, and demolition of unused tankage. The anticipated outcomes include preventing pollution to the Casselman River by reducing effluent ammonia and overall nutrient removal to meet permit requirements, benefiting the residents of Grantsville and those downstream. The award period is from June 1, 2025 to September 1, 2027.

This agreement provides funding to the town of grantsville to implement its project to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant as directed in the 2023 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 wastewater treatment plant upgrade project. Workplan activities consist of: monitoring all 100 manholes in the system, smoke testing all 21,500 linear feet of sewer lines for breaks, CCTV of areas suspected of iandi, replacement and lining of manholes and gravity sewer lines, new screening and girt removal facility, flow equalization upgrades, new influent pump station, new two-basin SBR and post equalization, new continuous backwash denitrification filters, new cascade post aeration, replacement of the UV disinfection system, new non-potable water system, additional flow metering, new chemical storage and feed systems, additional sludge digestion with a new, larger tank and replacement blowers, installation of a retaining wall and extensive grading of current site, electrical service upgrade and a new generator, and demolition of an unused tankage. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include preventing pollution to the casselman river. The expected outcomes include reducing effluent ammonia and overall nutrient removal thereby meeting MDE permit requirements. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of grantsville and those downstream on the casselman river.