Municipalities in Herkimer and Oneida counties Tuesday were awarded more than $14 million in state grants through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act and Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grants Program.
Among the 10 projects partially funded by the awards, Rome received three grants to help improve the water in the city.
The roughly $6.5 million awarded to the city will fund part of the water pollution control facility disinfection project, work on the Ultraviolet Treatment Facility and the Railroad Street interceptor sewer upgrades.
Utica received $677,500 for a combined sewer overflow control project that is estimated to cost $2.71 million.
Andrew Cuomo announced to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
More than $14 million in grants were awarded to the following municipalities in Herkimer and Oneida counties through the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, as well as the new Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grants Program.
The grants applications were for upgrades and replacements for drinking water systems, filtration plants and water mains, as well as the construction or enhancement of wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and sewer systems.
The project is estimated to cost $14 million.
Since 2015, including this round of funding, communities in the Mohawk Valley have received a total of $52 million in infrastructure improvement grant funds supporting $259 million in total project costs, according to the state.
The projects considered for the grant are supposed to strengthen the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in the area through upgrades and replacements for drinking water systems, filtration plants and water mains, as well as construction or enhancement of wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and sewer systems, the state said.