Yesterday Parish President Mike Cooper announced a $48 million investment in water and sewer infrastructure in St. Tammany Parish, utilizing federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated to the Parish and State.
The initiative, which includes three separate projects, is focused on creating resiliency, consolidating water systems and improving water quality.
The $20.2 million West St. Tammany Wastewater Consolidation project, which benefits 6,400 residents and businesses, will create seven new sewer lift stations, nearly five miles of new sewer force main, nine new generators for lift stations and remote monitoring technology. This project will eliminate eight existing wastewater treatment plants from neighborhoods.
Phase 2 of the East Slidell Regional Water Consolidation includes two new elevated water towers, approximately eight miles of new water main, two generators and remote monitoring technology. The project impacts more than 10,000 citizens in the Cross Gates and River Oaks subdivisions, as well as S&J RV Park, Tammany Mobile Home Park and Trading Post 1.
The West St. Tammany Water System Improvements, which benefit more than 10,000 homeowners and corporate partners, in Faubourg Coquille, Bedico Creek and Madisonville Woods areas, includes a filtration system to improve water quality, a new water tower, system interconnects and more than five miles of water main. The $21.3 million project has been partly funded and St. Tammany Parish Government is awaiting approval of the remaining funding from other state sources.
In addition to providing new infrastructure and consolidation, the initiatives will provide secondary water sources, offer much needed storage capacity and fire protection and provide resiliency for significant weather events.
