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The ARPA Act of 2021, which is also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, is a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021. The grant application summary states that, “without these improvements, Covington will no longer be able to accept new industrial or residential projects and will limit growth within the City and Newton County.”
#NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY FREE#
Extending the gravity main would also free up capacity by allowing the newly built Eastside High School’s sewer main to operate more efficiently. The Water Reclamation Facility improvements listed are the addition of a new mechanical bar screen, influent structure rehabilitation, replacing odor control structure, replacing aerators and the addition of a new equalization tank.Īs for the Eastside Basin, its proposed modifications include replacing and upsizing the existing gravity sewer main. Two projects in particular - the Water Reclamation Facility improvements, and the Eastside Basin improvements - were specifically cited as integral to the county’s ability to continue future growth. More specifically, according to the grant application, the following are the five specified targets for the initiative’s upgrades: Cornish Creek Water Treatment Plant, the East Newton Water Transmission, the Scott Emmons Water Reclamation Facility, Industrial Reuse Water Facility “and their related components to serve Rivian,” the City of Covington Water Reclamation Facility and the City of Covington Eastside Basin. The grant application summary states that the remaining funds needed will come “from local sources.” The total price tag for the Resiliency Initiative is about $216.4 million.
#NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY ZIP#
According to the grant application’s summary, the county’s water and sewage systems, as is, will soon become overwhelmed by the expected increase.ĭubbing the project the, “Regional Infrastructure Resiliency Initiative for Newton County,” it’s projected to serve zip codes 30014, 30016, 30025, 30054, 3006 with a service area population of 115,355, according to July 2021 U.S. The grant's three main objectives listed in the application are to “provide water services in underserved/unserved areas of the County where population has increased,” as well as increasing capacity due to economic development and growth and to “replace infrastructure which has exceeded the functional lifespan.”Īnd, of course, industrial growth gives way to residential growth. “The work that will be done with these funds will truly be a community effort utilized by Newton County, the City of Covington and the Newton County Water and Sewage Authority.”īased on verbiage in the grant application obtained by an open records request by The Covington News, the grant will allow the county to “improve its drinking water quality, drinking water supply and its water reclamation treatment and collection system by implementing a regional initiative to make these overdue infrastructure improvements.” “This selection of Newton County and its partners for this $212,783,781 grant also the value of our strong community partnerships and proves that by working together, we are able to make big things happen,” Banes wrote.
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