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Hampstead receives $19.5 million for PFAS water project; additional loan and grant funding announced
Summary
Town staff said the Board of Public Works approved $19,500,000 in EPA/MDE funding for Hampstead's water system centralization and modernization project; staff also reported a $7,157,146 low-interest state revolving loan and a $1,000,000 IIJA PFAS grant. Contractors briefings and bid deadlines were announced and a July 31 town hall was proposed.
HAMPSTEAD — Town staff told the Hampstead Town Council the Board of Public Works approved $19,500,000 in EPA and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) funding for the town’s water system centralization and modernization project, and staff reported additional financing that would cover the remainder of the project cost. "Every penny that we said we need for this project, they gave it to us through the other grant or the loan," a town staff member said.
Why it matters: The project addresses PFAS and other contamination issues in the town’s water system and involves pipeline and treatment-plant work that will affect neighborhoods served by town water.
Town staff said the town has applied for an additional…
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