Project Grant 99T87501

Award Date 7/1/19
Completion Date 6/30/22
Dollars Obligated $2.5M
Federal Agency
EPA Region 9
Federal Grant Program
66.126
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Hayward, CA 94545, USA

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO INSTALL AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY FOR WASTEWATER PLANTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF ANY ESTUARY IN THE US. THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO REMOVE 20 TONS OF NITROGEN A YEAR FROM THE ORO LOMA WASTE STREAM AND WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR 33 OTHER WASTEWATER PLANTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND HUMANS THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON A HEALTHY SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000. SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. PREAWARD COSTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BACK TO JULY 1, 2019.

Posted 7/9/19, 12:00 AM