The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has approved nearly $70 million to help 11 municipalities advance infrastructure projects that protect or improve water quality.
The EFC Board of Directors approved a variety of short-term financings and previously announced grants. The board also approved several long-term financing conversions that provide interest relief for completed projects and help reduce debt for municipalities.
Of the project funding announced today, nearly $40 million in financial assistance will support a $352 million project for Oneida County in the Mohawk Valley to upgrade a water pollution control plant and pump stations.
"By investing in improving our state's water infrastructure, we are laying the foundation for regional growth and prosperity while protecting our natural resources," said Governor Kathy Hochul. "This funding helps ensure that cost will not be a barrier as communities across the state continue to modernize treatment systems with vital infrastructure upgrades — helping usher in a greener, healthier future for New York."
Environmental Facilities Corporation President and CEO Maureen A. Coleman said, "Governor Hochul is moving the State forward by getting funding and resources into the hands of these local communities to help them upgrade and maintain critical water and sewer systems. Several of the approved projects were jumpstarted with grants from EFC to develop an engineering report. Thanks to Governor Hochul, up to $3 million is currently available through the Consolidated Funding Application for this round of Engineering Planning Grant funding. EFC encourages municipalities that are planning their water quality infrastructure projects to take advantage of this opportunity by applying."
The board's approvals include financings through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and already announced Water Infrastructure Improvement Grants (WIIA).
Clean Water Project Funding:
- Oneida County - $15,000,000 in short-term, interest-free hardship financing, $12,392,233 in short-term, interest-free financing, and $12,392,232 in short-term, market-rate financing to plan, design and construct upgrades at the county's water pollution control plant and the Sauquoit Creek and Barnes Avenue Pump Stations.
- Town of Catskill in Greene County - $10,191,205 in long-term, interest-free financing to plan, design and construct a wastewater collection and conveyance system to serve the newly formed Leeds and Jefferson Heights Sewer District, and to install mechanical screening at the village-owned wastewater treatment plant. A $3.15 million WIIA grant was previously authorized for this project.
- Village of Depew in Erie County - $729,875 in short-term, interest-free financing, $1,729,875 in short-term, market-rate financing and a $453,250 WIIA grant for sanitary sewer improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration in the village's collection system.
- Town of Dryden in Tompkins County - $3,063,000 in short-term, interest-free financing for collection system improvements in the Hamlet of Varna.
- Village of Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County - $950,000 in short-term, interest-free financing and a $182,750 CWSRF grant for Phase II of the Dorwin Street Sewer project.
- Town of Rockland in Sullivan County - $264,990 in short-term, interest-free financing and $41,260 WIIA grant for a chlorine disinfection system at the Roscoe Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Village of Marcellus in Onondaga County - $4,347,276 in long-term, interest-free financing for upgrades at the village's wastewater treatment plant.
- City of Middletown in Orange County - $2,258,863 in long-term, interest-free financing and a $359,284 CWSRF grant for pump replacement.
Drinking Water Project Funding:
- Village of Garden City in Nassau County - $3,653,794 WIIA grant to install Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) and Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) equipment to treat emerging contaminants at the water treatment facility.
- Town of Malone in Franklin County - $900,000 in short-term, market-rate financing for emergency watermain replacement work along Route 11 in the West Side Water District.
- Village of Dering Harbor in Suffolk County - $451,504 in long-term, interest-free financing to construct a new 100,000-gallon storage tank and install back-up power supply to operate wells during power outages.
