I have informed the city of Edinburg that they have been awarded a grant in the amount of $1,974,325.00. The grant will allow the city to purchase and install permanent generators and other equipment at the city's water and wastewater plants. The funds will also make improvements to the city's drainage system. The $1.9 million award has been secured from 2008 Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds managed by the Texas Department of Rural Affairs, Disaster Recovery Addition.
We have a great opportunity to use this money to make Edinburg safer and better prepared for the next natural disaster. We need to keep up the good work in securing these state and federal resources for our community.
The $1,974,325.00 will be used to purchase and install two permanently affixed 800 kW generators for the wastewater plant on M Road and the water plant on 15th Avenue and East Stubbs. The city will also have the opportunity to purchase and install a chlorinator for the wastewater plant. Improvements to the drainage system will include installation of new lines at Jackson and Alberta roads. The work will also eliminate the existing pumping structures and levee system. A pond excavation will provide for drainage to be a gravity flow process. The improvements to the city's drainage system and equipment purchases are designed to mitigate failures caused by damage from Hurricane Dolly.
The funds have been made available to the city from 2008 Supplemental Community Development Block Grant funding associated with the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act appropriated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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