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… read more
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…. read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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. [W]1036
Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers constructed sanitary sewers in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
A sanitary sewer construction project in Marion [Junction], 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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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 [W]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. [X]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… read more
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… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Regent, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $8,590 grant for the project, whose total cost was $20,585. Work occurred… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Richardton, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,955 grant for the project, whose total cost was $39,881. Work occurred… read more
A massive sewer construction project was undertaken in Springfield, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $671,864 loan and $323,479 grant toward the $1,234,262 total cost of the project. Work occurred between… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Steele, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $9,975 grant for the project, whose total cost was $22,676. Work occurred… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Valley, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $61,694. PWA Docket No. 8728
A sanitary sewer construction project in Watford City, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,850 grant for the project, whose total cost was $33,073. Work… read more
A major sanitary sewer construction project in Waynesville, North Carolina was enabled by federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. The PWA provided a $122,500 loan and $100,227 outright grant to the community for the project, whose… read more
A large sanitary sewer construction project, which included what was then known as the Center Trunk Sewer, was enabled during the 1930s in West Hartford, Connecticut by the provision of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A) funds. PWA Project No. CT… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Williams, Arizona was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $50,000 loan and $34,364 grant; the total cost of the project was… read more
A sanitary sewer construction project in Wink, Texas was undertaken in 1938 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $28,000 loan and $22,581 grant for the project, whose total cost was $50,180. P.W.A. Docket No. TX [W]1135 A project in… read more
“The city of Yakima has added $4,076 to the WPA grant of $16,986 for the construction of sanitary sewers and manholes.”
Multiple sanitary sewer construction projects in Yonkers, New York were undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. For one such project the PWA supplied a $550,000 loan and $153,520 grant; the total cost of the project… read more
The Works Progress Administration built sanitary sewers in St. Albans. The work consisted of the “construction of 42-inch storm and sanitary sewers, Ram’s Horn creek.”
Research done by local librarians has uncovered that the WPA constructed: sewer main, laying sewer pipe and construct manholes (1935) drainage system for flood control (1936) sanitation-the elimination of insanitary [sic] devices by the construction of sanitary privies in rural… read more
On July 9, 1941, the Department of Parks announced the completion of what is now the Eugene Sarsfield Playground in Brooklyn. The press release announcing the park’s opening reported: “To provide a flat play surface it was necessary to construct… read more
In 1940, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed sewers at 17th, 18th, and Randolph streets in the district’s northeast quadrant. This work was part of a massive New Deal era program for Washington of sewer construction, separation of sanitary and storm… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a sewage disposal plant in Denver, CO.
The Works Progress Administration built a sewage disposal plant for Elgin, Texas in 1939 under project number 665-66-2-206. It was the first municipal plant to use the Hays process for sewage treatment.
In February 1935, the Hartington city council passed an ordinance to issue $16,000.00 in bonds to pay its share of the cost of the city sewage disposal plant which was completed in the fall of 1934 by the PWA. The… read more
The construction of Freeport, New York’s old sewage Treatment Plant was aided by the provision of funds by federal Public Works Administration during the 1930s (PWA Docket No. NY 7138). The plant was located at the south end of Albany… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to modernize Bordentown, New Jersey’s sewage disposal plant in 1936. The plant had “been in need of drastic changes for years[, but] the city ha[d] not been financially able to stand the cost.”… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a sewage plant in Hartford CT. Pictured are the digesting and storage tanks. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a sewage plant in Torrington, Litchfield CT, circa 1936. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.