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Project Title: Replace Water Supply System (FFS #R5GD)
State: Virginia
Project Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $550,000 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to install an improved, larger water line from the Town of Chincoteague to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) on Assateague Island. This will include replacing the existing four-inch cement and asbestos water pipeline with an eight-inch PVC line that will double the capacity of the water supply to the Refuge, providing a more consistent source of fresh water for Refuge operations and visitor services. The larger main will improve water pressure and capacity requirements for emergency fire response, and will also upgrade the water supply to National Park Service facilities on the island.
“By putting these Recovery dollars to work at Chincoteague, we are making an investment in jobs immediately and modern water systems that will benefit the facility for many years to come,” said Refuge Manager Lou Hinds. The $550,000 contract for the project has been awarded to Branscome, Inc., http://www.branscome.com, a highway and general contracting company based in Williamsburg, VA, with offices on the Eastern Shore.
The Service will invest nearly $2 million of Recovery Act funding in economic stimulus projects at national wildlife refuges in Virginia, including Chincoteague.
Originally posted 08/06/2009
Updated 09/30/2009
