This agreement provides funding to the occidental county sanitation district to implement its project to design approximately 7 miles of pipeline to transfer wastewater from the lift station at the…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) Cooperative Agreement of $1.45 million to the Occidental County Sanitation District, effective March 31, 2025, with completion targeted for February 1, 2027. This agreement funds the engineering design and planning phase for a wastewater transfer infrastructure project consisting of approximately 30,000 feet of 4-inch diameter pipeline to convey wastewater from the District's lift station to the Graton Community Service District's wastewater treatment plant. Key deliverables include comprehensive engineering design documents, a project engineering report, draft easement agreements, progress reports, and grant closeout documentation. The project was approved with preaward costs retroactive to March 31, 2025, and includes no subawards.

The project is intended to produce cost efficiencies and rate stability for both the Occidental and Graton communities through elimination of expensive wastewater hauling operations, with anticipated environmental benefits including a significant reduction in vehicle emissions (approximately 50 round-trip haul vehicle trips weekly). The constructed infrastructure will serve the communities of Occidental and Graton upon project completion.

This agreement provides funding to the occidental county sanitation district to implement its project to design approximately 7 miles of pipeline to transfer wastewater from the lift station at the occidental county sanitation district to the graton community service district collection system for treatment, reuse and disposal as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,450,000. Preaward costs are approved back to march 31, 2025. Activities:the activities that will be performed as described in the workplan include the development of the engineering design documents needed to construct a wastewater transfer pipeline; 30,000 feet of 4-inch diameter pipeline to transfer wastewater from the district's lift station to the graton wwtp for treatment and disposal. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include design submittals (project engineering report and design), draft easement agreements and progress reports and invoices and grant closeout documentation. The expected outcomes include an economy of scale, and rate stability to the district and graton from the transfer of wastewater via the reduction of wastewater hauling costs. In addition, there will be a decrease vehicle emissions from wastewater hauling ( 50 round trip vehicle trips/WK). The constructed project will be beneficial for the communities of occidental and graton. The intended beneficiaries include the communities of occidental and graton.