This agreement provides funding to the city of reno to implement its project to provide the necessary electrical equipment to support the construction of a new dewatering building at the truckee…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the City of Reno a $3 million cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to procure electrical equipment and construct a new dewatering building at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202).

The project delivers wastewater treatment plant improvements including construction of a seismically resilient dewatering building with a third centrifuge and upgrades to the facility's electrical system to meet power demands of the new structure. The work addresses long lead-time equipment procurement to avoid project delays and cost escalation. The new dewatering building will provide operational redundancy and seismic resilience to ensure reliability of the dewatering process, which separates solid waste from liquid waste in wastewater treatment.

Performance occurs in Reno, Nevada, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2029. The award obligates $3.75 million total. The project is authorized by the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act. No sub-recipients are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the city of reno to implement its project to provide the necessary electrical equipment to support the construction of a new dewatering building at the truckee meadows water reclamation facility. The new building will offer both seismic resilience and operational redundancymdash; critical features to ensure the reliability of the dewatering process, a key step in wastewater treatment that separates solid waste from liquid waste. This project is authorized by the 2022 consolidated appropriations act. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $3,000,000. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a wastewater infrastructure construction project. Workplan activities consist of wastewater treatment plant improvements, specifically construction of a new, seismically-sound dewatering building, installation of a third centrifuge, and upgrades to the plant's electrical system. The project is in design and the project team has identified long lead-time items that, if not purchased in advance, will substantially increase the project duration and cost, delaying commissioning and operation of the critically-needed facilities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a new dewatering building with a third centrifuge, which will help to remove water from the solids left over after wastewater treatment. This project will also provide upgrades to the plant's electrical system, to meet the power demands of the new dewatering facility. The expected outcomes include procurement of necessary equipment to construct a new dewatering building and to enable upgrades to the plant's existing electrical infrastructure. The new facility will provide operational redundancy to the dewatering process and offer seismic resilience, both of which are critical features to ensure the reliability of the dewatering process, a key step in wastewater treatment. The intended beneficiaries include residents and businesses in reno, sparks, sun valley, and parts of unincorporated washoe county, nevada. Additional beneficiaries include populations living downstream on the truckee river, including the pyramid lake paiute tribe.