- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded $110 million to 86 water quality projects across the state to improve water infrastructure and combat contributors to harmful algal blooms.
- The grant of $2.75 million has been given to the Town of Stony Point to replace the influent pump station, grit chamber, and bar screen at the town’s sewage treatment plant.
- The project will help the town better handle peak flows through the plant and reduce sanitary sewer overflows to the Hudson River.
- The WQIP grant program funds projects that directly improve water quality or aquatic habitat, or protect a drinking water source.
- New York State prioritizes funding for projects that may help decrease the occurrence of toxic algal blooms.
- More than $90 million of the funding supports water quality improvements in Environmental Justice communities that have been disproportionately affected by environmental pollution.
The Town of Stony Point will be upgrading its sewage treatment plant with the help of funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that $110 million has been awarded to 86 projects across the state to improve water quality and infrastructure. The grant of $2.75 million has been given to Stony Point to replace the influent pump station, grit chamber, and bar screen at the town’s sewage treatment plant. The project will help the town better handle peak flows through the plant and reduce sanitary sewer overflows to the Hudson River.
The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grant program funds projects that directly improve water quality or aquatic habitat, or protect a drinking water source. The NPG program funds projects that help pay for the initial planning of non-agricultural nonpoint source water quality improvement projects, such as undersized culvert replacements and green infrastructure technologies, and State permit-required storm sewer mapping in urban areas. New York State prioritizes funding for projects that may help decrease the occurrence of toxic algal blooms. Nearly half of the WQIP and NPG awarded grants, totaling about $45 million, will support projects in watersheds known to have experienced HABs in the past five years and/or help implement a project identified in a DEC HABs Action Plan.
More than $90 million of the funding supports water quality improvements in Environmental Justice communities that have been disproportionately affected by environmental pollution. Hochul said she wants to ensure all New Yorkers have access to clean water for generations to come. The Governor has demonstrated her commitment to improving water quality, recognizing that access to clean water is not a privilege, but a human right. The grants announced will help communities across the state safeguard drinking water so families know they have access to clean water.