Mayor Chris Nichos announced Friday that the city has authorized more than $4.7 million in capital utility projects for 2025, which will be dedicated to strengthening the city’s water and sewer infrastructure.

“Investing in our core infrastructure is one of the most important responsibilities we have,” said Nichols in a statement. “Thanks to strong state and federal partnerships, we’re able to move forward with these improvements while offsetting nearly 67% of the cost with grants and outside funding. This is a major win for Craig residents.”

The ten projects, which are funded through the city’s water and sewer enterprise funds, are an investment in the long-term reliability and sustainability of Craig’s public utilities.

The key project improvements include:

• Backup power generation for both the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants to ensure continued operation during outages.
• Five major water system projects, funded by Energy Impact Assistance grants, including control system upgrades at the Water Treatment Plant and integration of the new generators into the master control console. 
• Replacement of 2,250 linear feet of aging water line, including service lines, valves and hydrants on 10th Street, beneath Fortification Creek and near Mack Lane.
• Rehabilitation of the South Glen Erie Water Tank, including interior and exterior recoating, lead abatement, security upgrades and improvements to the tank’s structural protection systems.
• Sewer system upgrades, including new backup generation for the aeration process, rehabilitation of the North Clarifier and large-diameter sewer pipe cleaning to improve collection system performance.

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