ALBANY – The State Environmental Facilities Corporation has approved millions in grants and low-interest loans for clean water projects in area municipalities.
The Town of Cairo in Greene County will receive $1.6 million in long-term, interest-free financing to develop additional groundwater source capacity, improve the Park Well site and existing finished water storage tank, distribution system upgrades and installation of new meters and meter reading equipment.
Town of Crawford in Orange County will receive a $2.3 million grant, $711,329 in short-term, interest-free financing and $1.4 million in short-term, market-rate financing for the construction of two production wells and a water treatment building, and installation of some 6,100 linear feet of water main to connect the treatment facility to the distribution system.
The Village of Nyack in Rockland County will receive a $3 million water grant to replace approximately 13,000 linear feet of water main.
The Westchester Joint Water Works in Westchester County will receive a $3.2 million grant for the construction of a new ultraviolent light disinfection facility at the Rye Lake Pump Station.
