Provide funding to the city of banning to implement its wastewater treatment and groundwater protection project as directed in the 2022 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded the City of Banning a $1.25 million Congressionally Mandated Projects cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.202) on August 15, 2025, to implement a wastewater treatment and groundwater protection project. The award provides full federal funding for two primary infrastructure deliverables at the city's wastewater treatment plant (WWTP): the installation of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic liner in an existing retention basin to improve wastewater flow management during peak flows and wet weather storage, and the construction of a new pump station within the basin's footprint to return stored wastewater to the WWTP headworks.

These infrastructure improvements are designed to protect groundwater quality, reduce operational power consumption, decrease mechanical equipment wear and tear, and enhance overall operational efficiency and wastewater effluent quality for the city's 12,800 customers. The project completion date is January 31, 2028, with no subawards included in the agreement. As a congressionally mandated project designated in the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the award supports the city's strategic approach to water resource management and infrastructure modernization in Southern California.

Description

The purpose of this agreement is to provide funding to the city of banning to implement its wastewater treatment and groundwater protection project as directed in the 2022 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,250,000. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities to be performed include lining an existing retention basin at city's wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) with hdpe (plastic) for wastewater flow management to mitigate impact to systems and equipment, as well as to reduce energy consumption during peak flows and wet weather storage, and constructing a pump station located within the footprint of the existing basin which will be utilized to pump stored wastewater back to the headworks of wwtp.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are a concrete and hdpe-lined basin and pump station, which are expected to: protect groundwater quality, reduce power consumption, reduce wear and tear on the mechanical equipment, and improve operational efficiency by improving wastewater effluent quality for the city's 12,800 customers.