Groundbreaking marks phase II of sewer project for East Aldine’s ME/MF project area

Present for the Groundbreaking of the Mary Eleanor/Mary Francis sewer line project were David Hawes

Mary Eleanor/Mary Francis next area for new utilities

Officials from several cooperating agencies gathered last Friday morning, under a hot sun, to break ground on a project for new sewer trunk lines in the subdivisions known as Mary Eleanor/Mary Francis.

The ceremony took place at the intersections of Bertrand and Shady Lane. The project will serve about 200 homes on Bertrand and Mierianne Streets.

The project is funded at almost $1.5 million dollars, to replace aging septic systems in the area. $1,193,093 of this money came from a federal HUD fund grant, and $227,225 was contributed by the East Aldine District as “leveraging funds.”

TWDB grant/loan of $10.5m for services in Zone 11

AUSTIN – (June 21, 2012) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution a grant in the amount of $9,909,094 and a loan in the amount of $577,000 to the East Aldine Management District (Harris County) from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance water and wastewater services.

The District intends to use the funds for the construction phase of a project to provide first-time municipal water and wastewater services to the 1,585 residents of the Sherwood and Benton Place Communities, in what is known as Zone 11. The East Aldine District is currently constructing trunk sewer lines, a lift station, and water trunk lines in this area east of US59. The grant will allow additional work to bring these lines to individual homes.

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional planning and preparing the State Water Plan for the development of the state’s water resources. The TWDB administers cost-effective financial programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood control, and agricultural water conservation projects.