North American Development Bank awards grant for wastewater collection system in Arizona

The North American Development Bank (NADB) has announced its support for the construction of a new wastewater collection system in the city of Bisbee in Arizona, US, by awarding a grant to complete the project.

NADB has provided a grant of $761,000 for the wastewater project, which will benefit the residents of Tintown, located a few miles from Bisbee downtown.

Tintown is at present relying on the septic tanks on other onsite systems to dispose the community’s sewage, reported San Antonio Business Journal.

The scope of work involves replacing gravity mains, installation of over 2,900 lineal feet of sewer lines and providing residential connections.

The wastewater system will also include a new force-main and lift station, and will be powered by the electricity generated from a solar photovoltaic system.

Bisbee’s new wastewater collection system is expected to collect about 12,300 gallons of wastewater every day and help to reduce the environmental and health hazards from septic tanks.

Upon completion of the collection system, the city will decommission the septic tanks and cesspools.

The collected wastewater will then be transported to the San Jose wastewater treatment facility for treatment.

The grant has been furnished by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Border Environment Infrastructure Fund, which is managed by NADB.

Bisbee is developing the system at a cost of $1.46m.

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Image: The NADB grant will be used by Arizona City to develop wastewater collection system. Photo: Courtesy of US NARA.