The agreement provides funding to support the virginia department of environmental quality project to provide subawards to local municipalities in virginia for costs associated with the planning,…

The agreement provides funding to support the virginia department of environmental quality project to provide subawards to local municipalities in virginia for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The OSG program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), water reuse, and stormwater management. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. Virginia department of environmental quality will use the awarded funds to make sub-awards to eligible entities for eligible projects. Subrecipient:the agreement provides funding to support the virginia department of environmental quality project to provide subawards to local municipalities in virginia for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The OSG program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), water reuse, and stormwater management. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: plans, designs, and/or constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure. Additional deliverables may include: integrated stormwater management master plan; technical design documents; sanitary sewer overflow control solutions, including plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer overflow project to correct and reduce inflow and infiltration. The expected outcomes include protecting public health and improving water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries are the following entities that are rural and disadvantaged communities that are located in the southwest part of the commonwealth: town of big stone GAP, BVU authority, town of abingdon, buchanan county PSA, town of chilhowie, LEE county PSA, town of marion, and tazewell county PSA.