Hickenlooper announces $12M more in aid for flood recovery

· Aug. 1, 2014, 8:22 pm

Photo: Lyons flood(Photo: Courtesy of Ethan Marlatt)Gov. John Hickenlooper says $12 million in grants will help repair 16 community water and wastewater systems affected by the September floods.

Hickenlooper's office announced Friday that the grants will fund planning, design and construction or improvement of systems damaged and destroyed by the floods.

Some of the money goes to Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties to help repair or replace private septic systems.

Jamestown will get $1 million to rebuild service lines so displaced families can finally return home.

The city of Boulder will receive more than $1.5 million in grant money.

Here's a breakdown of who gets what:

Water System

$ Amount

Town of Berthoud

$310,000

Larimer County
(on behalf of Big Elk Meadows Water Assoc.)

$780,000

City of Boulder

$1,595,000

Colorado Springs Utilities

$188,000

Estes Valley Recreation and Park District

$360,500

City of Evans

$1,000,000

Evergreen Metro District

$114,487

Town of Jamestown

$1,000,000

Jefferson County School District /Mt. Evans Lab

$835,000

City of Loveland

$264,750

Town of Lyons

$518,216

Town of Milliken

$324,715

Town of Morrison

$165,922

Pine Brook Water District

$320,375

Pinewood Springs Water District

$125,500

Red Rock Valley Water District

$871,614

SUBTOTAL

$8,774,079

The following counties will create their own programs to distribute funds to residents with private, non-community septic systems that were damaged or destroyed by flooding.

Water System

$ Amount

Boulder County

$1,311,806

Jefferson County

$250,000

Larimer County

$1,322,300

Weld County

$405,000

SUBTOTAL

$3,289,106


 

 

TOTAL

$12,063,185

 

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