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PennVEST Approves $99 Million In Water Infrastructure Project Funding
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The PA infrastructure Investment Authority Wednesday approved $99 million in 27 non-point source, drinking water, and wastewater projects in 20 counties, including several related to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
"The PennVEST Board of Directors today made another commitment to the future of Pennsylvania's environment and economic well-being," Corbett said. "By investing millions of dollars in clean water and job-creating projects all across the state, the board has taken another significant step in furthering the administration's vision of a brighter and more secure future for our children and grandchildren."
Of the $99 million total, $73 million is for low-interest loans and $26 million is offered as grants.
The awards range from a $157,534 grant to construct a manure storage facility at a farm in Lancaster County to reduce nutrient run-off into the Chesapeake Bay watershed; to a $20 million, loan/grant combination to upgrade and expand a wastewater treatment facility in Schuylkill County to eliminate storm-water overloading of the facility, which also impacts the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The funding approved comes from a combination of Commonwealth funds approved by voter referenda, federal grants to PennVEST from the Environmental Protection Agency and recycled loan repayments from previous PennVEST funding awards.
Funds for the projects are disbursed after bills for work are paid and receipts are submitted to PennVEST.
A list of project funding approved is available online.
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7/25/2011 |
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