Storm Sewers – Bethpage NY
The WPA allocated funds and labor for the improvement of storm sewers along “portions of Stewart avenue, Baldwin place and Central avenue” in Bethpage, N.Y.
Storm Sewers – Cheviot OH
A storm sewer construction project was undertaken in Cheviot, Ohio during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket No. OH 2376)
Storm Sewers – Grand Island NE
A storm sewer construction project in Grand Island, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $46,142 for the project, whose total cost was $165,997. Construction occurred between August… read more
Storm Sewers – Greenville PA
The federal Civil Works Administration constructed numerous storm sewers in Greenville, Pennsylvania between 1933 and 1934. According to Greenville’s Record-Argus, these “projects include the Bentley avenue, Short street, Brockway, Lever-Morgan, Shady, Rooney, Main, Canal and Bessemer street storm sewers.”
Storm Sewers – Hastings NE
A storm sewer construction project in Hastings, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $40,869 for the project, whose total cost was $139,363. Construction occurred between June and… read more
Storm Sewers – Houston TX
A large sewer construction project in Houston, Texas was enabled during the Great Depression byfederal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a grant covering nearly half the total cost of the project ($310,053 of $676,777, not adjusted for… read more
Storm Sewers – Islip NY
A Feb. 1937 news story references a soon-to-be-undertaken WPA project involving the construction of storm sewers “on Maple street and Brook avenue” in Islip, N.Y.
Storm Sewers – Luling TX
The works Progress Administration manufactured 18″, 24″ amd 36″ diameter reinforced concrete pipes on site, dug trenches and installed the pipes underground for a storm sewer system in Luling. The official project number was 665-66-1-161.
Storm Sewers – Manville NJ
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed storm sewers in Manville, New Jersey in 1936.
Storm Sewers – Mitchell SD
A storm sewer construction project in Mitchell, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $53,000 loan and $21,946 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
Storm Sewers – Mobridge SD
A storm sewer construction project in Mobridge, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,000 loan and $5,267 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
Storm Sewers – Sioux Falls SD
A storm sewer construction project in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $24,100 loan and $7,400 grant; the total cost of the… read more
Storm Sewers – Smithtown NY
In Dec. 1937 the WPA approved the construction of “.12 mile of 18-inch storm drain on Main street and .33 mile on Hauppauge road” in Smithtown, N.Y.
Storm Sewers – Springfield MA
A sizable storm sewer construction project in Springfield, Mass. was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. MA 1177
Storm Sewers – Tonawanda NY
A storm sewer construction project in Tonawanda, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $45,000 loan and $17,949 grant toward the $60,226 eventual total cost of the project. Work… read more
Storm Sewers – White Plains NY
A storm sewer construction project in White Plains, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $94,000 loan and $64,001 grant toward the $228,811 total cost of the project. Work… read more
Storm Sewers in Second Ward – Morgantown WV
The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers to drain a large section of Second Ward in Morgantown, Monogalia County.
Storm Sewers Repair and Extension – St. Marys WV
The Works Progress Administration completed the extension and repair of the storm sewer system in St. Marys, Pleasants County.
Stormwater Channel – Rockland ME
During the latter half of the 1930s the federal Works Progress Administration furnished the labor for the construction of a stormwater runoff channel at Gay Street in Rockland, Maine. Rockland’s 2011-12 annual town report brings to light a problem with… read more
Street and Drain Improvements – Irondale AL
The Civil Works Administration conducted a street and drain improvement project in Irondale, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-160: 80% completed as of Mar. 31, 1934; “streets & drains”. Work began Nov. 22, 1933.
Street and Drain Improvements – Lipscomb AL
The Civil Works Administration conducted a street and drain improvement project in Lipscomb, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-52: completed; “streets & drains”. Work began Nov. 27, 1933.
Street Improvements – Pennsauken NJ
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) graveled “2.1 miles of Pennsauken streets at a cost of $11,552 to WPA for labor and only $1,337 to the township for materials” in 1936. Furthermore the WPA conducted a “drainage and excavation project”… read more
Street Improvements and Storm Drains – Biloxi MS
The city of Biloxi embarked on a city-wide street improvement program to surface streets and provide storm drains, funded by the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1937. WP-53, 2000 and 3483 for three street paving projects were completed. WP-53… read more
Street, Sidewalk and Sewer Improvements – Juneau AK
Juneau’s streets, sidewalks and sewers were improved with the aid of New Deal federal funds during the Great Depression. A newspaper report in 1938 said that the Public Works Administration (PWA) had allotted $170,000 for these purposes, but the 1940 Annual… read more
Sunset Hill Privy – Alderson WV
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a privy at the historic Sunset Hill residence in Alderson, West Virginia.
Swamp Draining – Old Orchard Beach ME
A mosquito control project was carried on from December 7, 1933 to February 1, 1934 at Old Orchard under C.W.A. funds. A swampy area adjacent to this resort was ditched to drain water which constantly remained there in a stagnant… read more
Tallman Island Water Pollution Control Plant – College Point NY
“Under the auspices of the New York Department of Sanitation, between 1937 and 1944, three new wastewater treatment plants were constructed — Wards Island in Manhattan, and Bowery Bay and Tallman Island in Queens. These facilities were designed to reduce… read more
Tenean Creek Sewer – Boston MA
As part of a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project a combination sewer was built along a 1,019-foot stretch of Tenean Creek (since filled in / destroyed) from Pope’s Hill St. north to the train tracks. P.W.A. Docket No. Mass. 4193-L
Tenth Street to Washington Avenue Sewers – Huntington WV
The Works Progress Administration built sewers from Tenth Street to Washington Avenue in Huntington, Cabell County.
Thompson Creek Storm and Water-Drain System – Petaluma CA
This large storm sewer is an arch-shaped, reinforced concrete construction 14 feet in diameter, in the bed of Thompson Creek, and runs through residential and business districts in the southern part of Petaluma. It was constructed by the federal Works… read more
Tom Nevers Pond Drainage Outlet – Nantucket MA
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted drainage work at Tom Nevers Pond in Nantucket, constructing an outlet channel.
Torrance Waterworks – Los Angeles CA
This project was one of a number of New Deal water transport and disposal projects in Los Angeles County.
Town Park – Canonsburg PA
Multiple New Deal agencies: the Civil Works Administration, Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and Works Progress Administration, helped to develop Canonsburg, Pennsylvania’s Town Park in 1934—1936. In addition to constructing its pool and Park Drive, work relief workers—according to a local… read more
Treatment Plant – Auburn NY
A water treatment / disposal facility was constructed in Auburn, New York as part of a sizable New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $353,421 grant for the project, whose total cost was $809,624. Construction occurred in… read more
Treatment Plant – Syracuse NY
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) photo pictured here describes the project shown above as a “general view of activities on the mammoth treatment plant that is being constructed by WPA in conjunction with the new two and one half million… read more
Tuolumne Meadows Sewage System – Yosemite National Park CA
In the late 1930s, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a new sewage collection and treatment system for Tuolumne Meadows. It replaced the original septic tanks for the campground comfort stations and was extended to take in a broader area… read more
Twenty-Eight and a Half Alley to Bungalow Avenue Sewers – Huntington WV
The Works Progress Administration built sewers from Twenty-Eight and a Half Alley to Bungalow Avenue in Huntington, Cabell County.
Twenty-Eighth to Twenty-Third Street Sewers – Huntington WV
The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers from Twenty-Eighth to Twenty-Third Streets in Huntington, Cabell County.
University of Saint Joseph Storm Sewer – West Hartford CT
Multiple projects were “planned, staked out and supervised” by West Hartford’s Engineering Department in 1935-6 utilizing Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and/or Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor. One such project involved storm sewer construction “across the St. Joseph College property… read more
