This agreement provides funding to the city of olathe to implement its water treatment plant no. 2 electrical modifications and improvements projects as directed in the 2024 consolidated…

EPA Region 7 awarded a $1.199 million Cooperative Agreement to the City of Olathe Public Works on December 1, 2025, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement electrical modifications and improvements at the city's Water Treatment Plant No. 2. The award funds construction and installation of a 650-kilowatt diesel engine-generator unit with sub-base double wall steel fuel tank, weatherproof and sound-attenuated enclosure mounted on an elevated platform bearing on concrete piles. The backup power system will serve Collector Well No. 4, enabling the city to continue providing clean and safe drinking water to residents during severe weather events, power outages, and potential cyber or infrastructure attacks on electrical systems. Work is performed in Olathe, Kansas with an ultimate completion date of December 5, 2026. No sub-recipients are included in this agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the city of olathe to implement its water treatment plant no. 2 electrical modifications and improvements projects as directed in the 2024 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 drinking water infrastructure construction. Workplan activities consist of: water treatment plant improvements and installation of a diesel fueled engine generator to be used as backup power for collector well no. 4. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include installation of a 650 KW diesel engine-generator unit with sub-base type double wall steel fuel tank and weatherproof and sound attenuated enclosure on an elevated platform bearing on concrete piles. The expected outcomes include ensuring the city is able to continue providing clean and safe drinking water to its citizens during severe weather events or other unforeseen power outage events and increasing the city's water system's resilience to outside attacks on electrical infrastructure, allowing the city to continue operations in potential cyber or infrastructure attacks. The intended beneficiaries include residents of the city of olathe, kansas.