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Batavia accepts up to $6.65 million WQIP grant for wastewater treatment plant upgrades
Summary
The City Council accepted a New York State WQIP grant award of up to $6,650,000 toward an estimated $30 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade program and authorized the City Manager to execute grant documents.
The Batavia City Council voted March 9 to accept a Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grant award of up to $6,650,000 (Grant No. 150387) from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support planned upgrades at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Councilmember Twichell moved the acceptance, which the minutes state is one component of a broader wastewater capital improvement program estimated at about $30 million; the award will be combined with other state funding sources, including an Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grant previously accepted. The resolution authorizes the City Council President to execute the WQIP grant agreement and the City Manager to execute related documents required to administer the grant subject to New York State requirements. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Viele and approved 9‑0.
The minutes note the City’s intent to use the grant to address aging infrastructure, regulatory compliance and long‑term system resiliency. The resolution requires compliance with applicable federal, state and program requirements and directs the City Manager to take administrative steps required by the grant agreement.
No public comment or opposition is recorded in the minutes; next steps will include executing the grant agreement and integrating the award into the project’s funding plan.
