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Fehr Graham secures up to $4.8 million in funding for Buckley’s sanitary sewer system
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, secured up to $4.8 million in principal forgiveness from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Village of Buckley's new sanitary sewer system. Over several years, Fehr Graham has guided Buckley, among other Illinois communities, in planning and obtaining grants ...
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$60M in wastewater upgrades underway in Freeport, Illinois
The first of five phases to upgrade the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Freeport, Illinois, kicked off Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The $60 million project is funded by an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency State Revolving Fund, which includes $5 million in forgivable loans. Fehr Graham will help the City address critical wastewater ...
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Fehr Graham helps Centralia secure $883,702 grant for infrastructure improvements
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, helped the City of Centralia secure an $883,702 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to improve its infrastructure. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $41 million in awards to repair water, sewer and drainage system...
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Morrison secures $1.27 million grant to enhance infrastructure
Fehr Graham helped the City of Morrison secure a $1,271,782 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) aimed at bolstering public Infrastructure. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Housing and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the selection of 54 projects to receive a collective sum of $56.9 million. Morrison City Administrator Brian...
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New wastewater treatment plant paves way for growth in Ottawa
Ottawa City Council members approved plans to purchase property to construct a wastewater treatment plant. Without the new plant, it could limit Ottawa's potential for growth. The engineering firm explained well why we need this. Without this expansion, it could limit our potential growth as the city is actively pursuing businesses to come to our i...
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Fehr Graham helps Flora replace Wastewater Treatment Plant
Fehr Graham will help the City of Flora replace its aging Wastewater Treatment Plant with a modern facility. Fehr Graham Principal Matthew Johnson toured plants with City officials, so they understood what they needed before approving Flora's project. The City will use a $5.2 million United States Department of Agriculture grant to help pay for the...
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Building Buckley: Small town secures funding to overcome unsewered status
Sewage overflow in Buckley, Illinois, residents' yards will soon be a thing of the past. Fehr Graham helped the 600-person community 38 miles north of Champaign secure a $5 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end its unsewered status and build a sanitary sewer system. Grant funding of more than $21 million will ...
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Buckley secures $5 million grant to build a sanitary sewer system
The Village of Buckley secured a $5 million state grant to help pay for a new sanitary sewer system. Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced more than $21 million in grants to six communities across the state through the Illinois EPA's Unsewered Communities Construction Grant Program (UCCGP...
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Warren prioritizes water, wastewater projects
The Village of Warren, Illinois, is working to prioritize infrastructure projects with Fehr Graham. The Village will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the ambulance station.  Read more in The Flash article below. 
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Monroe Wastewater Treatment Plant in The Clarifier
December's Wisconsin Wastewater Operators' Association newsletter, The Clarifier, focused on the Monroe Wastewater Treatment Plant. With Fehr Graham's help, Monroe operators handle strict wastewater treatment standards with unique industries to stay compliant. Read more below. The Clarifier by Fehr Graham
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Addison Wastewater Treatment Plant featured in Clarifier
Fehr Graham Senior Project Manager and Illinois Water Environment Association Past President Mark Halm and Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators Past President Doug Armstrong detail the Village of Addison's wastewater treatment plant in the fall newsletter of the Clarifier. Read the article below. 2021 Fall Clarifier by Fehr Gra...
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Buckley receives Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grant
  The Village of Buckley, Illinois, is a longtime Fehr Graham client and one of many communities that received funding from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to help improve wastewater collection and treatment systems. “The Unsewered Communities Construction Grants program will provide disadvantaged communities across Illinois with ...
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$10.8 million in improvements planned for Catlin, Illinois, Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Wastewater Treatment Plant in Catlin, Illinois, needed upgrades to improve capability, reliability and flexibility. The plant was built in 1977 and partially improved in 2001, but it required more updates to ensure it complied with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards. So, in 2016, the Village hired Fehr Graham...
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Progress continues at South Beloit Wastewater Treatment Plant
 Seth Gronewold, PE, discusses project costs, unexpected setbacks and when the plant will be ready for full use in the South Beloit, Illinois, community.Clint Wolf with the Beloit (Wisconsin) Daily News covered the meeting.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Renolds awards grant to West Union
Six critical infrastructure improvement projects in Iowa got a financial boost last week when the governor announced $775,000 in grants as part of the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program. West Union was awarded a $150,000 grant to help offset the $6.7 million in improvements to the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. Adam Mori...
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ACEC-Iowa recognizes Coggon, Fehr Graham for Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Coggon and Fehr Graham received an Engineering Excellence Award from the Iowa American Council of Engineers Companies for work on the Coggon Wastewater Treatment Plant. On Tuesday, Coggon Mayor Ray Archibald and Nate Kass, one of Fehr Graham’s seven owners, accepted the award at ACEC’s 63rd Annual Iowa Engineering Conference and Awards ...
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Construction to start on Wastewater Treatment Plant in Catlin, Illinois
There was more to celebrate in Catlin today than the announcement of a $10.3 million project to improve the Village’s aging Wastewater Treatment Plant. And that was how the project will be funded. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office approved an $8 million loan and a $2.3 million grant to reduce the ...
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Coggon Gets Updated Wastewater System
The City of Coggon, Iowa, was under an administrative consent order from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to make its trickling filter wastewater treatment plant compliant with the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The City’s treatment system exceeded biochemical oxygen demand, E. coli, and ammonia limits. ...
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Hispanic Cheese Makers set the bar for sustainability in Kent, Illinois
Hispanic Cheese Makers’ wastewater lagoons are a big project, but a small part of the company’s overall sustainability goal. Read more about how Fehr Graham client Hispanic Cheese Makers looked at its discharge and how it could be a source of sustainability for the surrounding community. For Kent, Illinois, Hispanic Cheese Makers- Nuestro...
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Updating a wastewater system in New Albin, Iowa
  Fehr Graham will improve the lives of the citizens of New Albin, Iowa, by improving their wastewater system. With a population of about 500, New Albin officials were not interested in funding the large capital and increased operational costs associated with the recommended facility. Fehr Graham researched alternatives and foun...
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