Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection

Description:the Purpose of This Agreement Is for a Capitalization Grant, Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), Which Provides Funds for the Recipient's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program.activities:the Activities Are to Provide Low Interest Financing to Numerous Subrecipients for Costs Associated With the Planning, Design, and Construction of Eligible Water Quality Improvement and Protection Projects.subrecipient:the Program Activities and Initiatives for the CWF and the Cwsrf for Fiscal Year 2022 Included: #61623; Provided Financial, Administrative, Technical Oversight for the Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Designed to Update and Improve the Overall Treatment Quality and Resiliency of Plants; Remove Nitrogen to Aid in the Protection of Long Island Sound and Decrease Cso Discharge. #61623; Construction Continues to Progress on the Multiple Phases of Improvements Being Coordinated at the Hartford Treatment Plant (MDC Project), Which Will Reach Over $600 Million When Completed. #61623; Provided Financial, Administrative, and Technical Oversight for Wastewater Collection System Improvements That Will Decrease Cso and Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Discharge, Typically to Comply With State and Federal Enforcement Actions. #61623; Financial and Administrative Management as Well as Engineering Oversight Was Provided for the Epa's State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Program. #61623; the Minority Businesses/women Businesses Enterprise (mbe/wbe) Requirements and the Epa Negotiated Fair Share Goals Were Met and Maintained. #61623; Implementation of Phosphorus Limits for Many Non-coastal Surface Water Discharges. #61623; Identified Projects to Comply With Ffata Requirements in an Amount Equivalent to Federal Cap Grant Funds Awarded During FY2022. #61623; Phosphorus Reduction Work Continues at the Southington Wastewater Treatment Plants. #61623; Cso Reduction Work Was Awarded in the Greater New Haven Wpca. #61623; Work Continues on the MDC'S South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel. at a Cost of $319 Million, It Is the Largest Single Agreement in CWF History. #61623; Comprehensive Upgrades Continue at the Farmington WPCF ($63M).OUTCOMES:THE Benefits of This Grant Will Be to Capitalize the Recipient's Cwsrf. the Expected Outcomes Are to Establish and Manage an Effective Comprehensive Cwsrf Program and to Maintain a Self-sustaining Revolving Fund to Improve and Protect Water Quality and Public Health for Citizens Throughout the State.