84060101
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Awardee
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.
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.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Jackson,
Mississippi
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
None
JXN Water was awarded
Emergency Jackson's Public Water System Stabilization Compliance
Cooperative Agreement 84060101
worth $44,000,000
from the Office of Water in February 2023.
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 5/18/23
Period of Performance
2/1/23
Start Date
9/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$44.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$44.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
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)
Performance District
MS-02
Senators
Roger Wicker
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Representative
Bennie Thompson
Modified: 5/18/23