Madera to get $2M to improve drainage, sewage
MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – $2 million in federal funding for improvements to Madera’s critical storm drainage and sewage infrastructure will be presented by Congressman John Duarte at a ceremony on Friday, officials announced.
According to officials, the City of Madera’s Sewer Trunk Main Project will receive $1 million for the rehabilitation and replacement of up to 1.7 miles of sewer trunk main pipelines along Pecan Avenue from Grenada Drive to Highway 99.
The Pecan Avenue sewer main carries 40% of the sewage from the city as well as the Madera Community College and the surrounding Madera County service areas of Parkwood and Parksdale to the local wastewater treatment plant.
According to officials, a proactive rehabilitation of this pipeline will come at a much lower cost and preserve the integrity, health, and welfare of the city’s residents.
The City of Madera’s Storm Drain Pipeline Replacement Project will receive $1 million to install approximately 10,600 linear feet of permanent underground storm drain pipelines, associated manholes, and stormwater inlets and outlets in the community, officials say.
These pipelines will be installed along Howard, Granada, and West Almond Avenues to help reduce chronic flooding in the area.
The funding presentation will take place outdoors on the front steps of the Madera City Hall located at 205 W 4th Street in Madera on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
