by Texas Government Insider | Sep 9, 2019 | Water Projects
Pearland City Council approved design contracts August 26 to move forward on the construction of a $145 million water plant with an output of 10 million gallons per day (MGD). A $1.3 million contract for design work on the first phase of the surface water plant...
by Government Contracting Pipeline | Sep 9, 2019 | Water Projects
Florida – Fort Lauderdale’s failing drinking and wastewater systems are forcing officials to create a new utility action plan. A 2017 report estimated the water and wastewater systems will require $1.4 billion to fix. The plan includes $124 million to...
by Government Contracting Pipeline | Aug 15, 2019 | Water Projects
California – Officials at the Santa Clara Valley Water District are planning the construction of a $1 billion dam and reservoir near Pacheco Pass to serve their 1.9 million Silicon Valley residents and avoid water shortages during future droughts. A new study...
by Texas Government Insider | Aug 9, 2019 | Water Projects
Houston officials recently announced that the city will receive federal funding for two of the city’s large-scale flood mitigation projects almost two years after Hurricane Harvey. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award $46.9 million to the...
by Texas Government Insider | Aug 8, 2019 | Water Projects
The city of Houston will expedite $2 billion in improvements to its sanitary sewer system over the next 15 years under an agreement with state and federal regulators approved by City Council on July 24. Damaged and clogged pipes in the city’s 6,000-mile sewer...
by Government Contracting Pipeline | Jul 11, 2019 | Water Projects
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $192 million in 29 states for rural water infrastructure. The investment is being made through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program, which funds drinking water, stormwater...
