Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transfer of Funds Only
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_WATER
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to appropriate $31,988,154.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support wastewater improvements for the Westfield Estates Sanitary Sewer System Construction project.
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Background and Discussion:
The Westfield Estates Subdivision area currently relies on outdated and failing septic systems for wastewater services. Constructing a public sanitary sewer system and abandoning septic tanks will help to minimize bacterial contamination in the subdivision and in Halls Bayou. This project includes program management professional services, property acquisition, Westfield Estates Sanitary Sewer System construction, construction materials testing, Oakwilde Wastewater Treatment Facility construction, and HCED in-house labor. Funding for professional services for selecting the project and for design professional services has already been transferred.
The program budget will total $37,600,000, including previously approved investments of $5,611,846. The ARPA Steering Committee has approved the additional funding.
Expected Impact:
The Westfield Estates Subdivision has an extremely high septic system failure rate. The failing septic tanks discharge raw sewage into yards, then into the roadside open ditches and into Halls Bayou, which is an impaired waterway. Constructing a public sanitary sewer system and abandoning septic tanks will help to minimize bacterial contamination in the subdivision and in Halls Ba...
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