00E03651
Cooperative Agreement  
Overview
                Grant Description
              
              
                Description:
This agreement provides funding to the City of Aurora to implement its project to replace the existing treatment plant, install a new surface water intake from the Embarrass Mine Pit and associated raw water transmission line as well as the connection to the Scenic Acres development in the town of White as directed in the 2022 and 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project.
Activities:
The proposed project would include planning, design, and construction of the East Range Water Treatment Plant, Embarrass Pit raw water intake facility, raw water pipeline, and watermain extension.
Construction of East Range Water Treatment Plant
Addresses age and reliability of Aurora water treatment plant.
Expands access to clean drinking water throughout the area.
Construction of Embarrass Pit raw water intake facility
Improves community source water quality.
Provides possible replacement for unreliable Canton Pit water source.
Raw water pipeline
Provides means to move water from Embarrass Pit to East Range WTP.
Watermain extension
Expands access to clean drinking water to Scenic Acres development.
Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables: new distribution system pipe will be constructed in order to provide service to the Scenic Acres development, and the Pineville community in White.
Scenic Acres is a part of the City of Aurora which does not currently receive treated water. An interconnect between the City of Aurora and the City of Biwabik will be constructed inside of the existing Voyageurs Booster Station to allow for Biwabik to receive water from the WTP for temporary or permanent purposes.
            This agreement provides funding to the City of Aurora to implement its project to replace the existing treatment plant, install a new surface water intake from the Embarrass Mine Pit and associated raw water transmission line as well as the connection to the Scenic Acres development in the town of White as directed in the 2022 and 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project.
Activities:
The proposed project would include planning, design, and construction of the East Range Water Treatment Plant, Embarrass Pit raw water intake facility, raw water pipeline, and watermain extension.
Construction of East Range Water Treatment Plant
Addresses age and reliability of Aurora water treatment plant.
Expands access to clean drinking water throughout the area.
Construction of Embarrass Pit raw water intake facility
Improves community source water quality.
Provides possible replacement for unreliable Canton Pit water source.
Raw water pipeline
Provides means to move water from Embarrass Pit to East Range WTP.
Watermain extension
Expands access to clean drinking water to Scenic Acres development.
Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables: new distribution system pipe will be constructed in order to provide service to the Scenic Acres development, and the Pineville community in White.
Scenic Acres is a part of the City of Aurora which does not currently receive treated water. An interconnect between the City of Aurora and the City of Biwabik will be constructed inside of the existing Voyageurs Booster Station to allow for Biwabik to receive water from the WTP for temporary or permanent purposes.
                Awardee
              
              
            
                  
                    Grant Program (CFDA)
                  
            
              
              
            
                
                Awarding / Funding Agency
                
              
              
            
                Place of Performance
              
              
                Aurora,  
                                
                Minnesota 
                
                
                55705 
                
                
                
                United States 
            
                Geographic Scope
              
              
                Single Zip Code 
            
                Related Opportunity
              
              
                EPA-CEP-01
              
            
            
            City Of Aurora was awarded
            
             East Range Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Grant    
            Cooperative Agreement 00E03651
             worth $6,500,000
            from EPA Region 5: Chicago in April 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Aurora Minnesota United States.
            The grant
             has a duration of 1 year 8 months and 
             was awarded through assistance program 66.202 Congressionally Mandated Projects.
            
            $1,625,000 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
            
            
          
        Status
          
          
            
            (Ongoing)
            
          
          
        
      Last Modified 3/25/24
Period of Performance
        4/1/24
           
            
            Start Date
          12/31/25
            
            End Date
          Funding Split
        $6.5M
            Federal Obligation
          $1.6M
            Non-Federal Obligation
          $8.1M
            Total Obligated
          Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
            Award ID FAIN
          
          
            00E03651
          
        
            SAI Number
          
          
            None
          
        
            Award ID URI
          
          
            SAI EXEMPT
          
        
            Awardee Classifications
          
          
            City Or Township Government
          
        
            Awarding Office
          
          
            
            68HF05 REGION 5 (GRANTS OFFICE)
            
          
        
            Funding Office
          
          
            
            68U000 REGION 5 (FUNDING OFFICE)
            
          
        
            Awardee UEI
          
          
            HK8TH5YM3681
          
        
            Awardee CAGE
          
          
            3JLR9
          
        
            Performance District
          
          
            
            MN-08
            
          
        
            Senators
          
          
            
            Amy Klobuchar 
Tina Smith
            
          
        Tina Smith
Modified: 3/25/24
 
  
           
  