Port Richey authorizes $2.5M state grant to replace aging water mains
The Port Richey City Council authorized the city manager to execute a $2.5 million Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant to replace asbestos‑cement and galvanized drinking water mains covering roughly 13,000 linear feet; no local match is required, and the project will include upsized lines and added fire hydrants in parts of the system.
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City Manager Don King told the council that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection had awarded the city a $2,500,000 grant to replace aging asbestos‑cement and galvanized drinking water mains. "This a $2,500,000 state funded project that was awarded to the city in July 2025," King said while introducing the item and asking council to authorize execution of the grant agreement.
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