SECTION 595 AUTHORITY & PURPOSE:
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 1999 Section 595 authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide design and construction assistance for water supply, wastewater treatment, environmental restoration, and surface water protection to rural communities. Section 4008 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2022 amended WRDA 1999 Section 595, authorizing $490M for technical assistance to small and rural communities in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. WRDA 2020 added a $450M authorization for Arizona projects with WRDA 2022 increasing the authorization by $50M ($200M total). Projects are to be cost shared 75% Federal and 25% non-Federal. The Federal share may be in the form of reimbursements.
ACTIVITIES FOR FY 2023: Activities include: initial project coordination and development of a project scope working toward execution of a design and construction project partnership agreement (PPA) with the Buckskin Sanitary District for the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility and installation of a new conveyance system to serve the local community who currently use on-site septic systems.
FY 2024 PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Planned carryover funds will be used to coordinate the project scope, negotiate, execute the PPA, complete design and initiate construction.
ISSUES AND OTHER INFORMATION: The wastewater treatment plant has been designed to treat wastewater to groundwater standards and will utilize injection wells as the means of subsurface disposal by recharging the aquifer.
AUTHORIZATION: WRDA 1999 (P.L. 106-53), Sec. 595; WRDA 2007 (P.L. 110-114), Sec. 5067; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (EWDAA) 2004 (P.L. 108-137), Sec. 117; EWDAA 2010 (P.L. 111-85), Sec. 112(2); Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act 2016 (P.L. 114-322), Sec. 1186; WRDA 2020 (P.L. 116-260), Div. AA, Sec. 352
As of: 01 Mar 23
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: CONSTRUCTION
Estimated Federal Cost $1,121,250
Estimated Non-Federal Cost $373,750
Total Estimated Project Cost $1,495,000
Allocation thru FY22 $1,088,085
President’s Budget for FY 23 $0
Conference Add for FY23 $0
Approved IIJA FY 23 $0
Workplan for FY 23 $36,000
President’s Budget for FY24 $0
Workplan for FY24 TBD
Balance to Complete After FY23 $0
CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST: Senators Kelly and Sinema, Representatives Stanton (AZ-04), Gosar (AZ-09)
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