South Central PA gets influx of cash for clean water and sediment reduction agreements

Pennsylvania’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget, Act 54 of 2022, allocated $22 million of non-lapsing funds to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for the establishment of the PENNVEST Clean Water Procurement Program (CWPP) and the purchase of verified nutrient and sediment reductions by PENNVEST through a competitive bidding process. PENNVEST issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on June 30, 2023 and on January 19, 2024 PENNVEST issued a Notice to Proceed for the five Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Purchase Agreements being awarded for the purchase of up to 32,128 pounds of verified nitrogen reductions, and the associated 6,323.86 pounds of verified phosphorus and 3,457,762.16 pounds of sediment reductions, for a maximum purchase price of $14.8 million.

 

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