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Paden City officials held a sanitary sewer system improvement project agreement signing on January 6, at the City Building in Paden City. On hand for the signin
An installation supervisor cuts through a pipe to finalize the waste-water treatment plant installation for a project partially funded under the Water Resource Development Act of 1936, in Amsterdam, Ohio, April 28, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District oversees projects like this one, which helps distressed communities receive federal assistance under WRDA. The district has seen a growth in water and sewage infrastructure demand and approved nine new water projects in Allegheny County and Northern West Virginia in the last three years under Section 219. Eastern Ohio is co...
2 PITTSBURGH — Nobody likes the idea of pipes bursting in their own home. Water gushing down the walls from the upstairs bathroom. The ceiling paint curling and turning dark. The floors warping from moisture even days after the water is gone. Imagine those pipes bursting in your home every year. Now, imagine pipes bursting at a larger scale, happening across an entire town. Every single year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has seen an increasing number of projects to help small and distressed communities meet their water-related infrastructure challeng...
1 PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has entered into a more than $3.3-million project partnership agreement with the city of Chester to complete upgrades to the city’s water treatment plant. The partnership agreement is the first step in the rehabilitation of the raw-water intake system at the city’s water treatment plant. The upgrades include replacement of the water intake system, installation of new electrical control equipment, and rehabilitation of portions of the water distribution system. "Ensuring unclean water doesn't make it into...