Project: Blackhawk Bottoms, Des Moines County, IA
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
Clock Tower Building
PO Box 2004
Rock Island, IL 61204
Amount Requested: $754,000
Description: Construction creates good paying jobs while investing in infrastructure. This funding will create a local destination and foster local economic opportunities. Specifically the project includes completion of the feasibility phase, initiating, and fully funding construction of a pond on a former agricultural field, owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The pond would allow the growth of plants to attract waterfowl during migration and other ecosystem formation.
Project: Cedar Rapids Bever Park Storm Sewer Replacement
Recipient: Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department
3601 42nd St. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Amount Requested: $385,000
Description: This funding will help cut down on long term costs and create jobs in an area hit hard by last summer’s flooding. The funding would be used for updating the Parks sewer system. The aging storm sewer system is no longer able to handle the storm water flows that exist today. The existing storm sewer and culverts are deteriorating causing potholes develop in the roadway and parking areas that need to be repaired or patched on a monthly basis.
Project: Cedar Rapids Sanitary Sewer Capacity Improvements
Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
1201 6th St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Amount Requested: $2,805,000
Description: This funding will create jobs while bringing funds into an area hit hard by the flooding. The funding would be used to replace the sewer system between B Avenue NW and C Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids. During storms, water enters the sanitary sewer system and overwhelms it. Bypass pumps are currently used to discharge untreated water into the Cedar River rather than allowing backups into basements. However, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring that this pump be deactivated by December 31, 2009. Unfortunately no funding has been provided to address these overflows. This project is consistent with the goals of the Clean Water Act and will reduce the amount of pollutants that are discharged into the water.
Project: Cedar Rapids Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
1201 6th St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Amount Requested: $660,000
Description: This funding will help cut down on long term costs and create jobs in an area hit hard by last summer’s flooding. The funding would be used to prolong the service life of the sanitary sewer. This sanitary sewer serves most of the core downtown area on the east side of the Cedar River including a major industry, Quaker Oats. Rehabilitation will improve the sewer systems service reliability to businesses in the downtown area on the east side of the Cedar River. This project will increase service life another 50 years and the risk of service interruption and basement backups will be greatly reduced.
Project: Chariton River/Rathbun Lake Watershed, IA
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
601 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Amount Requested: $600,000
Description: This project has the potential to create jobs and bring funds into an area hit hard by the recent economic downturn. The funding would allow the creation of more than 200 small ponds and wetlands to filter sediment from runoff prior to entering Rathbun Lake. Project benefits include increased wildlife habitat in the watershed, and improved habitat and water quality at Rathbun Lake. The Rathbun Lake Watershed encompasses the Chariton River watershed in 6 counties in south central Iowa. Rathbun Lake supplies water to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (RRWA), and the RRWA provides six million gallons of water daily to more than 70,000 people in 18 counties in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. The consequences of sediment runoff within the watershed include increased drinking water costs, the destruction of land and water habitat, decreased water quality and decreased water storage within Rathbun Lake.
Project: City of Ottumwa Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) System Improvements
Recipient: City of Ottumwa
105 East Third Street
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
Description: This funding will increase economic development opportunities, and ensure residents are not burdened by high utility costs. The funding would be used for continued sewer separation projects in the City of Ottumwa. Without federal aid and with the current projected cost, sewer rates will increase from $28 a month to $132 a month. In addition, the project provides improved water quality and benefits the Des Moines River. Currently, the sewer system becomes overloaded with as little as a quarter inch of rain which results in sewer overflow into the Des Moines River. The current system also causes raw sewage to back-up in residents’ basements.
Project: Marion Central Corridor Revitalization Project
Recipient: City of Marion
1225 6th Avenue
Marion, IA 52302
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Description: This funding will greatly expand the economic development opportunities for the area. The funding would be used for acquisition and relocation of two businesses in order to convert the land into mixed-use development. These sites currently pose challenges for future development of nearby neighborhoods. In addition, pollutants were found in the soil posing environmental concerns requiring further remediation.
Project: Mount Pleasant Industrial and Business Park Development
Recipient: Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities
509 N. Adams St.
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Amount Requested: $5,689,154
Description: This project will greatly enhance the economic development opportunities of the community by expanding a business and industrial park and attracting new businesses to the area. Specifically the funding would be used for land acquisition, storm water, sanitary sewer, and water supply lines in addition to water well construction, to help grow the Crossroads business and industrial park in Mount Pleasant. The project will create jobs and encourage the expansion or locating of industries ranging from wind energy, biofuels, plastics molding, agriculture, distribution, and healthcare in the project area.
Project: Mount Vernon First Ave. and B Ave. Watermain Improvements
Recipient: City of Mount Vernon
213 First St. NW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
Amount Requested: $77,000
Description: This funding will create jobs while minimizing long-term costs to Mount Vernon residents. The funding would be used for installation of a watermain along B Avenue – from South 7th Street to South 3rd Street. These improvements are necessary due to the deterioration of the existing watermain.
Project: Mount Vernon Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Improvements
Recipient: City of Mount Vernon
213 First St. NW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
Amount Requested: $1,100,000
Description: The City of Mt. Vernon, Iowa experiences sanitary sewer overflows and basement flooding due to exceeded capacity in the existing sanitary sewer collection system. These problems are commonly observed at Highway 1 and North 5th Street and on South 7th Street during and after storms. The project funding would be used for a total replacement of the North Trunk Line from the wastewater treatment plant to an area near Highway 1 and North 5th Street in Mount Vernon, IA. This funding will create jobs while protecting residents from further water damage issues.
Project: North Shore Rathbun Lake Sewer Improvements
Recipient: ADLM Environmental Public Health
12307 Hwy. 5
PO Box 399
Moravia, IA 52571
Amount Requested: $489,186
Description: Currently, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a lagoon that services Honey Creek State Resort Park and the lagoon has the capacity to accommodate new residences and future development. This funding would be used for installation of a sewage system to link the new development east of the community of Iconium to the Honey Creek lagoon and would enhance economic development opportunities for the area.
Project: Rathbun Lake Access Improvements, IA
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
601 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Amount Requested: $1,100,000
Description: This funding will help improve economic opportunities by providing funding for additional operation and maintenance of Rathbun Lake. Current operations and maintenance program funding is unable to keep pace with the needed maintenance and upgrades. FY10 funds will be used to construct public facilities including a picnic shelter, restroom, hiking trails, hard-surfaced trails, and other amenities. The Corps of Engineers plans to provide lake access improvements along federal lands adjacent to those leased by the State of Iowa.
Project: Rathbun Lake Habitat Restoration Project, IA
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
601 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Amount Requested: $500,000
Description: This funding will allow for greater economic development opportunities from shoreline restoration to protect fisheries, and wetland restoration to decrease sedimentation, improve water quality, and provide required habitat for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds, and other wildlife at Rathbun Lake. Rathbun Lake also supplies water to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (RRWA), and the RRWA provides six million gallons of water daily to more than 70,000 people in 18 counties in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. The consequences of sediment runoff within the watershed include increased drinking water costs, the destruction of land and water habitat, decreased water quality and decreased water storage within Rathbun Lake.
Project: Rathbun Regional Water Association Treatment Plant
Recipient: Rathbun Regional Water Association
16166 Hwy. J29
Centerville, IA 52544
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Description: The project funding would be used for construction of a new water treatment plant and other infrastructure needs to meet existing and future water demands and ensure continued economic expansion. Peak daily demand for water has increased to the point that this demand, approaching 9 million gallons per day, exceeds the plant’s production capacity. Rathbun Regional Water Association’s existing treatment plant and distribution system will not allow the Association to supply the quantity of potable water required to meet future residential, business, and agricultural demand.
Project: Richmond Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Improvements
Recipient: Washington County Engineer’s Office
210 W. Main St.
Washington, IA 52353
Amount Requested: $200,000
Description: This funding will create jobs and help improve economic opportunities for the community. The funding would be used for the installation of a public wastewater and collection system that meets Iowa Department of Natural Resources requirements in the partially unsewered community of Richmond. This project would alleviate existing health and environmental concerns.
Project: Southeast Iowa Cypress Villages
Recipient: Cypress Villages Homeowners Association
58 S. Main St.
Fairfield, IA 52556
Amount Requested: $700,000
Description: This funding will expand development opportunities in the area and would be used for construction of homes and an apartment building for low to moderate income families and retirees. Specifically two homes will be constructed and one eight unit apartment building will be constructed which will also incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design practices and techniques.
Project: Wood Duck Marsh Restoration Project, IA
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
601 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Amount Requested: $100,000
Description: This funding will help improve economic prospects in the area by enhancing recreation opportunities. If funded, the Army Corps of Engineers would complete plans to provide for the restoration of lost wetlands, environmental education and recreation opportunities at Rathbun Lake and an opportunity for Appanoose County to improve road access approaches to Rathbun dam.
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