The City Of Staunton Received $800,000 Check For Improved Sewage Infrastructure And Clean Water

Monday, June 17th Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski visited the Staunton Sewage Pump Station and presented Mayor Craig Neuhaus with a check for $800,000 for a sewer force main replacement project. The Funding will be used by the City of Staunton to replace the City of Staunton’s only sanitary sewage pump station. The sanitary sewer force main infrastructure is over 40 years only and upgrades are needed to ensure safety to residents. The mayor explained that without this grant it could be a catastrophe for the City of Staunton. There is only one sewer line in town, and it runs 24 hours a day. When it breaks the entire system is down, luckily the town hasn’t had a break big enough to be an EPA disaster.

The Congresswoman spoke upon the fact this project being one of 15 projects her and her team are working with the Mayor to obtain the community project funds.

This project the Force Main Project is one of the few examples of water infrastructure federal dollars we have been able to bring back Thirteenth congressional district. This project is good water infrastructure, to get access to clean drinking water for the community. Having good water is important to heath, economic development and important to the vitality of the community. She explained this is a Non-partisan issue to help the communities grow and flourish.

The mayor stated this project may not have been planned but with the continual breaks in the line, it became a necessity.