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City accepts $2 million EPA wastewater grant, approves sewer separation projects
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Summary
The council accepted a $2 million EPA grant (25% match waived) for wastewater infrastructure and approved priority CSO sewer separation projects, including River Terrace CSO Area 21 construction and design work and a wastewater facility master plan.
The Holyoke City Council voted to accept a $2,000,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to support wastewater infrastructure improvements, including sewer separation projects identified as priorities in the city's current work plan. The council recorded unanimous support for accepting the grant and advancing the listed projects.
According to the finance committee report read into the record, the award covers projects such as River Terrace CSO Area 21 sewer separation construction (est. $650,000) and River Terrace CSO Area 21B sewer separation design (est. $600,000), as well as funding for a wastewater facility master plan and other continuing priorities. Council members noted that the EPA had waived the typical 25% local match for this award.
The council passed the readings required for acceptance and recorded unanimous roll-call support for taking the necessary actions to comply with the grant award. Acting president thanked assistant city engineer Victoria Houle (whose memo and the work plan were referenced in the committee report) for the project update and staff for pursuing the funding.
Councilors asked procedural questions about readings for grant acceptance and confirmed the projects will proceed according to the work plan; the earliest noted construction start for one project was April 2025 with estimated completion in May 2027 for portions of the River Terrace work.
