The Register-Star reported late this afternoon that Hudson has received grants from the State of New York to improve its infrastructure: "Hudson receives $11.9M from state." The grant for $11,897,604 supports the city's ongoing effort to separate its stormwater sewer from its sanitary sewer, so that in significant rain events effluent from the sanitary sewer does not spill into the Hudson River, a phenomenon known as combined sewer overflow, or CSO.
According to the article, Rob Perry, Superintendent of Public Works, estimates the sewer separation project will cost $180 million over fifteen years. Perry is quoted as saying, "Twelve million is a nice win, but we're going to keep applying for more and more grants because we want to bring the local costs down as low as possible. Over the next couple of years, we'll continue to apply for as many funding sources as we can get to help offset the cost."
A second grant was also received today: a cybersecurity grant for $50,000 to protect the city's water treatment plant and waste water treatment plant.
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