EPA News Release (Region 7): $1,164,000 Grant to Plattsmouth, Neb., for Sewer Separation Project

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

901 N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101

 

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

 

$1,164,000 Grant to Plattsmouth, Neb., for Sewer Separation Project

 

Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov

Environmental News

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

(Kansas City, Kan., April 27, 2010) - EPA has awarded $1,164,000 to Plattsmouth, Neb., for a multi-phased sewer separation project. Water quality will be improved by removing the sanitary sewage flow from the storm water currently being discharged to the Missouri River during storm events.

 

EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “Awarding these water infrastructure funds will help to protect water quality and extend the useful life of the existing system.”

 

The purpose of the project is to separate the sanitary flow from the existing combined sewer. A new sanitary sewer will be constructed to carry sanitary sewage flow to the existing wastewater treatment facility.

 

EPA oversees the protection of water quality and public health. The Agency is working with community leaders and the public to meet the growing needs and demands of our limited water resources. EPA remains committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for managing and financing infrastructure with public and private partners.

 

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