宾州美国水务获4265万美元低息资助：更换铅水管、治理 Scranton 污水溢流
夏皮罗政府10月21日宣布，宾夕法尼亚美国水务公司（Pennsylvania American Water）从宾州基础设施投资局（PENNVEST）获得拨款与低息贷款共计4,265万美元，用于 Lackawanna 县与 Montgomery 县的水务及污水基础设施改造。
其中，一笔3,020,943美元的拨款加1,629,057美元的贷款将用于更换 Montgomery 县 Norristown 约240条已确认的铅制与镀锌供水支管，彻底清除含铅部件以改善饮水水质，贷款利率为1.00%、期限20年，由联邦资金支持。另一笔3,800万美元贷款将用于治理 Lackawanna 县 Scranton 市的合流制污水溢流问题：公司将建造0.4百万加仑与2.0百万加仑两座调蓄池，在暴雨时截留雨水与污水，避免未经处理的污水排入 Lackawanna 河，利率同为1.00%、期限20年。
公司工程副总裁 Tony Nokovich、州众议员 Greg Scott、州参议员 Marty Flynn 及州长 Josh Shapiro 均对这笔资助表示肯定。Shapiro 称：「每个宾州人都有享受清洁用水的宪法权利。」自2024年7月以来，PENNVEST 已累计向宾州美国水务提供超过3.042亿美元资助，其中拨款3,270万美元、低息贷款2.715亿美元。
Pennsylvania American Water Awarded $42.65 Million in PENNVEST Funding to Replace Lead Lines and Curb Scranton Sewer Overflows
The Shapiro administration announced on October 21 that Pennsylvania American Water was awarded grants and low-interest loans from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) totaling $42,650,000, supporting water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Lackawanna and Montgomery counties.
A PENNVEST grant of $3,020,943 and a loan of $1,629,057 will fund the replacement of approximately 240 identified lead and galvanized water service lines in Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, removing all leaded components to improve drinking water quality. The loan carries a 1.00% interest rate over a 20-year term and is financed with federal funds. A separate $38,000,000 loan will fund the reduction of combined sewer overflows in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, where the company will build 0.4-million- and 2.0-million-gallon storage facilities to capture stormwater and sewage before untreated flows reach the Lackawanna River, also at 1.00% over 20 years.
Company vice president of engineering Tony Nokovich, State Rep. Greg Scott, State Sen. Marty Flynn and Governor Josh Shapiro all welcomed the funding. "Every Pennsylvanian has a constitutional right to clean water," Shapiro said. Since July 2024, PENNVEST has awarded Pennsylvania American Water more than $304.2 million, including $32.7 million in grants and $271.5 million in low-interest loans.
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图片来源：图：位于 Scranton 的 Lackawanna 县法院（资料图）。照片：NEPAAtty，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton (file photo). Photo: NEPAAtty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
