This agreement provides funding to the city of new brunswick to implement its project to rehabilitate a portion of the sanitary sewer system on LEE avenue and reservoir avenue as directed in the…

This $760,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, to rehabilitate and replace the sanitary sewer system on Lee Avenue and Reservoir Avenue. The project activities include removing existing manholes and piping, and installing new manholes and associated piping to eliminate recurring sewage backups and infiltration issues impacting local residents. Construction management and oversight will be completed by the City, with a third-party engineering firm performing inspections. The intended deliverables are the rehabilitation of the sewer system, which is expected to substantially reduce sewage backups and infiltration in this underserved community. This federal grant award is effective from September 18, 2023, through the ultimate completion date of November 14, 2025.

This agreement provides funding to the city of new brunswick to implement its project to rehabilitate a portion of the sanitary sewer system on LEE avenue and reservoir avenue 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 the removal of the existing manholes and associated piping and the installation of new manholes and associated piping on LEE avenue between lawrence street and suydam street and on reservoir avenue between brush avenue and hart avenue. Construction management and oversight will be completed by the city of new brunswick. A third-party engineering firm will perform inspections on the project.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the city of new brunswick has been experiencing calls and complaints of sanitary sewer backup on LEE and reservoir avenues. The city flushes the sanitary sewer mains within the project limits on a continuous basis. The anticipated deliverables include the rehabilitation and replacement of the sanitary sewer system (pipes and manholes), which are expected to substantially eliminate the sanitary sewer backup in this underserved community as well as the infiltration and inflow caused by root intrusion and/or cracked/leaky joints. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of new jersey.