FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2019
City of Kingston
Receives $2.2 Million in Water Infrastructure Grants
KINGSTON, NY – The City of Kingston has
been awarded three grants from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
(EFC) for water infrastructure improvements totaling $2,203,891. Yesterday,
Governor Cuomo announced that Kingston will be the recipient of grants to aid
in the Hasbrouck CSO Sewer Separation Project ($717,450), the Henry Street Sewer
Restoration Project ($586,441) and a grant for the Kingston Water Department
for $900,000.
“We are so grateful to have these grants
to support our much-needed work on infrastructure issues in our City,” said
Mayor Noble. “Kingston has been a leader in CSO separation, and this grant will
go toward our ongoing efforts. We are also thrilled that a major midtown
thoroughfare, Henry Street, will be getting a full restoration and
revitalization next year – both below and above ground. I also want to congratulate
the Water Department on their award.”
The Hasbrouck CSO Sewer Separation
Project
will reduce the quantity of overflow released from Kingston's combined sewer
system into the Rondout Creek. The project will add over 5,000 feet of new
sewer lines to reduce the Hasbrouck CSO (combined sewer overflow) to the river
by 54 million gallons (MG) per year, and it will provide the backbone for
future separation projects. The Hasbrouck CSO is a priority, as it is the most
frequently activated overflow and generates the largest overflow volume. For
more information on combined sewer systems, the City has created a webpage
for frequently asked questions.
The Henry Street Sewer Restoration
Project
will repair a number of potential failures of the current infrastructure by
replacing portions of the 100-year old sewer pipe and manholes along Henry
Street. This work is especially important to resolve before the upcoming
NYSDOT-funded Henry Street Safe Routes to
School streetscape project gets underway in 2020, which will
construct ADA accessible sidewalks, enhance safety at crossings, and create
bicycle infrastructure and will include paving.
The Kingston Water Department also
received a grant for $900,000 for water transmission projects.
More information on the Environmental
Facilities Corporation and all awardees available at: https://www.efc.ny.gov/