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84060101

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Description:
This agreement will provide support to the City of Jackson's public water system, through JXN Water, Inc., a for-profit corporation that is acting on their behalf. The purpose of this funding is to assist in responding to and alleviating the ongoing emergency situation affecting the City of Jackson public water system, which the administrator determined presents substantial danger to public health. The City entered into an interim stipulated order with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice approved in federal district court on November 29, 2022. The interim stipulated order appointed an interim third-party manager (ITPM) that may act through JXN Water, Inc. for the purpose of complying with the interim stipulated order (as established in the April 4, 2023 amendment).

Activities:
The activities include the following assessments and contracts:
- Valve and hydrant assessment
- Service line inventory
- Distribution system leaks - find and fix
- Phase 2 operations and maintenance - open book
- Phase 3 operations and maintenance - long term
- System stabilization plan

Funding from this agreement will also support the interim third-party manager's professional budget, with associated personnel and administrative contracting costs.

Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

Outcomes:
Anticipated deliverables include:
- Monthly reporting on opened or inoperable valves
- Hydrants flow tested
- Distribution system leaks identified and repaired
- Lead service lines identified and field verified
- Monthly operating reports
Final reports for each activity will be provided.

Expected outcomes include:
- Supporting the system in complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act
- Ensuring residents of Jackson have clean and safe drinking water.

Intended beneficiaries include approximately 160,000 persons served by the City of Jackson public water system.
Awardee
Place of Performance
Jackson, Mississippi United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
EPA-OW-OGWDW-5
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 232% from $44,000,000 to $145,961,591.
JXN Water was awarded Emergency Jackson's Public Water System Stabilization Compliance Cooperative Agreement 84060101 worth $145,961,591 from the Office of Water in February 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Jackson Mississippi United States. The grant has a duration of 2 years 7 months and was awarded through assistance program 66.489 Response to Emergency Situations Affecting Public Water Systems (SDWA 1442b).

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/9/24

Period of Performance
2/1/23
Start Date
9/30/25
End Date
85.0% Complete

Funding Split
$146.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$146.0M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to 84060101

Transaction History

Modifications to 84060101

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
84060101
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
68HF00 OFC GRANTS & DEBARMENT(OGD) (GRANT)
Funding Office
68J000 OFFICE FOR WATER (OW) (FUNDING)
Awardee UEI
DYTWCKAXLKA5
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
MS-02
Senators
Roger Wicker
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
State and Tribal Assistance Grants, Environmental Protection Agency (068-0103) Pollution control and abatement Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) $44,000,000 100%
Modified: 9/9/24