西弗吉尼亚州州长宣布逾5800万美元供水与污水处理项目资金到位
西弗吉尼亚州州长 Patrick Morrisey 10月22日在 Charleston 宣布，州政府将提供400万美元“废弃矿地经济振兴”（AMLER）资金，用于 Buckhannon 新建水处理厂，另有93万美元的“基础设施与就业发展委员会”（IJDC）拨款建议，惠及 Mingo、Wyoming、Cabell 和 Wayne 四县的项目。加上联邦与地方配套资金，这批资金将使总额超过5800万美元的基础设施改善项目完成融资。
具体包括：Upshur County 的 Buckhannon 项目4731万美元，新建水处理厂及原水取水口，其中400万美元来自 AMLER，州政府另建议300万美元贷款与本金减免，其余4031万美元来自联邦贷款与拨款；Mingo County 与 Wyoming County 项目874万美元，80万美元 IJDC 拨款将完成一处公共供水扩建，为 Justice 的236户改善供水，并为目前依赖私井的 Hanover 约215户潜在用户接通公共供水，Huff Consolidated School 与 R.D. Bailey Lake 设施也将接入；Cabell County 的 Salt Rock 项目252.5万美元，9.5万美元 IJDC 拨款完成污水处理厂升级，服务 Ona、Milton 和 Culloden 的4855户用户；Wayne County 的 Fort Gay 项目18.5万美元，完成供水主管道扩建，兑现州长8月访问时作出的承诺。IJDC 拨款与融资方案定于11月4日提交委员会审议。Morrisey 说：“每个西弗吉尼亚家庭都应享有干净、可靠的用水和值得信赖的基础设施。”
West Virginia Governor Completes Funding Packages for More Than $58 Million in Water and Wastewater Projects
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced in Charleston on October 22 that the state will provide $4 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) funding for a new water treatment plant in Buckhannon, along with $930,000 in recommended Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council (IJDC) grants for projects serving Mingo, Wyoming, Cabell and Wayne counties. Together with federal and local matching funds, the funding completes packages for more than $58 million in infrastructure improvements.
The projects include: Buckhannon, Upshur County, $47.31 million, for a new water treatment plant and raw water intake, supported by the $4 million in AMLER funding, a recommended $3 million in additional loans and principal forgiveness, and the remaining $40.31 million through federal loans and grants; Mingo and Wyoming counties, $8.74 million, where an $800,000 IJDC grant completes funding for a public water extension improving service for 236 customers in Justice and bringing public water to approximately 215 potential customers in Hanover who currently rely on private wells, with Huff Consolidated School and the R.D. Bailey Lake facility also connecting; Salt Rock, Cabell County, $2.525 million, where a $95,000 IJDC grant completes funding for wastewater treatment plant upgrades serving 4,855 customers in Ona, Milton and Culloden; and Fort Gay, Wayne County, $185,000, to complete a water main extension, fulfilling a commitment made during the governor's August visit. The IJDC grants and proposed financing are scheduled for council consideration on November 4. 'Every West Virginia family deserves clean, reliable water and infrastructure they can depend on,' Morrisey said.
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