Sanitation and Water Disposal Sites

“$50,000 water supply project at Charlotte Amalie… for utilization of salt water… for sanitation and for fire-protection purposes… Water is pumped from the sea into a new concrete tank 250 feet above the town… two new power pumps with a capacity of 12,000 gallons an hour force it through a new network of pipes to homes for sewage and to hydrants for the fire protection purposes… to overcome the problem of rust corrosion by salt water in cast-iron pipes, PWA engineers put a concrete lining in 7,000 feet of water mains and 5,000 feet of sewers.”

This water reclamation plant was a New Deal project.

The WPA worked extensively with the City of San Diego to build this sewage disposal plant. Structures built included an emergency sludge storage and detritor building, a pump house and sludge drying building, and three flocculator-clarifiers.

The New Deal was involved in storm drain construction near then San Francisco State College.

The WPA installed sewers in Sanger.

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary and storm sewers in Massena, New York, including a 765-foot-long, 12-inch storm sewer along Water Street.

Sponsored by the US public health service, the Works Progress Administration built 1,097 sanitary outhouses in Wood County.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a substantial number of privies in Admire, Kansas. According to The Hutchinson News, Admire had "more privies built within its limits than any other city in the country," on a per capita basis. "There have been enough of them to accommodate the entire community without crowding. They have been things of beauty as well as utility, neatly painted and tastefully trimmed with stars and moons carved in their doors. Erected on heavy concrete foundations, they have been built for the ages." In fall 1937 men using horses and ropes conducted a prank in which most of...

The Works Progress Administration approved a statewide sanitation program for Mississippi in 1935, totaling $390,115.40. The program focused on eliminating typhoid, hookworm and dysentery in 65 of Mississippi’s 82 counties by construction of sanitary toilets (privies) for homes and buildings without access to sewerage disposal. The project was projected to employ 14 workers in each county. The privies were constructed from concrete and wood, costing about $16 in materials for each privy. Property owners were to contribute the materials. Tallahatchie county was allocated $5,956.50. Federal work projects (CWA, FERA, and WPA) for community sanitation and drainage resulted in reductions of both...

From 1933 to 1938, the Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) – in short, the work relief agencies of the New Deal – built over a thousand “sanitary privies”, or outhouses, around Arizona under the Community Sanitation Program directed by the Arizona Board of Health.  The program canvassed private property owners to see if they needed new privies and the government provided the labor if the owner paid for the materials. Over one hundred such outhouses were built in the Verde Valley of Yavapai County.  In all likelihood, every last one has disappeared...

The Works Progress Administration built sanitary sewers in Barnesville, Marion County.

The Works Progress Administration built a sanitary sewer system in Morgantown, Monongalia County, in 1936.

A sanitary sewer construction project in Sudan, Texas was undertaken in 1937-8 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $10,763 grant for the project, whose total cost was $24,222. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1466

A sanitary sewer construction project in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $55,800 grant for the project, whose total cost was $121,391. Work occurred between December 1938 and August 1939. (PWA Docket No. PA X2116)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Brainard, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between May and July 1934. PWA Docket No. 726

A sanitary sewer construction project in Callaway, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 5223

A sanitary sewer construction project in Columbus, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between July and November 1935. PWA Docket No. 1039

A sanitary sewer construction project was undertaken in Cushing, Oklahoma during the Great Depression with the assistance of a federal Public Work Administration (PWA) grant. Construction occurred between 1938 and 1939. PWA Docket No. OK 1368.

A sanitary sewer construction project was undertaken in Dover, Delaware during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket No. DE W1023)

A large sanitary sewer construction project in Elmsford, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $230,000 loan and $76,896 grant; the total cost of the project was $282,355. Work occurred between January and December 1935. (PWA Docket No. NY 2671)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Eureka, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between May and July 1935. (PWA Docket No. SD 4797)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Fairfax, Virginia was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $44,956 grant for the project, whose total cost was $100,088. Work occurred between January 1936 and January 1937. (PWA Docket No. VA W1158)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Falls City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1289

A massive sanitary sewer construction project in Great Neck, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $565,000 loan and $190,067 grant; the total cost of the project was $757,638. Work occurred between October 1934 and December 1935. (PWA Docket No. NY 2631)

A sanitary sewer construction project in the Town of Greenburgh, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $60,000 grant; the total cost of the project was $237,942. Work occurred between April 1935 and May 1936. (PWA Docket No. NY 8827)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,000 loan and $5,755 grant; the total cost of the project was $21,701. Work occurred between July and October 1934. (PWA Docket No. NY 3457)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Hot Springs, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $30,267 loan and $12,825 grant for the project, whose total cost was $46,637. Work occurred between July and October 1934. (PWA Docket Nos. SD 2549)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Imperial, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $29,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $63,981. PWA Docket No. 1036

Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers constructed sanitary sewers in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

A sanitary sewer construction project in Marion , South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,500 loan and $6,228 grant for the project, whose total cost was $23,754. Work occurred between November 1934 and May 1935. (PWA Docket No. SD 2307)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Marmet, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $21,000 loan and $14,347 grant toward the $31,881 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Mar. and Jun. 1936. PWA Docket No. W Va. 1021-R

A sizable sewer construction project was undertaken in Massillon, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $116,000 loan and $44,513 grant toward the $159,532 total cost of the project. Work occurred between April 1934 and January 1935. (PWA Docket No. OH 588)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Maybrook, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $36,000 loan and $29,454 grant; the total cost of the project was $70,526. Work occurred between March and September 1936. (PWA Docket No. NY 1083)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Monahans, Texas was undertaken in 1935 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $20,120 loan and $5,982 grant for the project, whose total cost was $26,383. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2016

A sanitary sewer construction project in Yonkers, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied an $11,000 loan and $3,628 grant; the total cost of the project was $14,364. Work occurred between June and October 1934. (PWA Docket No. NY 2256)

A sanitary sewer construction project in Muleshoe, Texas was undertaken in 1936 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $17,600 loan and $14,334 grant for the project, whose total cost was $31,960. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1080

A sanitary sewer construction project in Mullen, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,758 grant for the project, whose total cost was $30,418. PWA Docket No. 1419

A sanitary sewer construction project in Noonan, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $7,131 grant for the project, whose total cost was $15,871. Work occurred between September and November 1936. (PWA Docket No. ND W1113)

A substantial sanitary sewer construction project in Parkersburg, West Virginia was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $78,000 loan and $62,946 grant toward the $139,961 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Jun. 1936 Jun. 1937. PWA Docket No. W Va. 1030-R

A waterworks construction project in Ray, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,940 grant for the project, whose total cost was $32,760. Work occurred between December 1938 and August 1939. (PWA Docket No. ND X1237)