A WPA press release from Dec. 1937 announced: A project “expected to swing into action December 20, is financed by a WPA grant of $174,763, and will provide the City of Vancouver, Wash. with an entirely rebuilt domestic water system… read more
A large waterworks construction project in Watervliet, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $163,100 loan and $51,986 grant; the total cost of the project… read more
A waterworks 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 $28,000 loan and $11,400 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
A waterworks 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 $66,100 loan and $35,100 grant; the total cost of the project was $131,851…. read more
Multiple waterworks construction project were undertaken in Wilmington, Delaware with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work on the projects in 1934. It is also listed in the records of the WPA. (PWA Docket No. DE 1317,… read more
Multiple waterworks construction projects in Wilmington, North Carolina were undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the 1930s. (PWA Docket No. NC [W]1276, [W]1303)
A large waterworks construction project in Winner, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $58,000 loan and $47,316 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
A waterworks construction project was undertaken in Worthington, Ohio with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $14,210 loan and $6,128 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $23,328. Work occurred between August… read more
A substantial waterworks-improvement construction project was undertaken in Blanding, Utah during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $25,000 loan and $20,454 outright grant to the community for the project,… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted projects to extend the water system to places not previously served by said, in Boone, North Carolina.
Several waterworks and water main construction projects were undertaken in Cincinnati, Ohio during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction on the projects began in 1933. (PWA Docket No. OH 770, W1040, W1406,… read more
A waterworks-improvement construction project in Knoxville, Tennessee was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $90,000 grant toward the $152,209 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between October 1938 and… read more
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “repairs, reconstruction, and additions [to] various municipal water systems and filtration plants, including the laying of several miles of piping” in Mayagüez, ca. 1937.
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) constructed water mains in Maynard, Massachusetts, including along an 850-foot stretch of Parker St. in 1934. It and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) conducted repairs at the town’s pumping station that year. Work was… read more
In the town reports of Rochester, the town resolutions of 1933 and 1934 talk about federal help for the construction of a standpipe and pump. “RESOLUTION TO APPLY SINKING FUND TO NOTES PAYABLE ACCOUNT AND MAKE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL LOAN… read more
“Final approval of two improvement projects for the City of Yakima was announced today by Don G. Abel, Works Progress Administrator. Construction of a new unit to the municipal water system is guaranteed by a total allotment of $14,498, of… read more
Ashland’s water system was greatly expanded during the 1930s as a result of federal assistance. Work included: High St.: The federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) extended the water main system along High Street in 1933. The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.)… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook an extension of the water system in Oak Ridge, Louisiana during the Great Depression. Public utilities projects, including such water supply and purification systems, accounted for ten percent of all WPA spending during the… read more
Multiple waterworks development projects in Bismarck, North Dakota were undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. For one project, the PWA supplied a $22,222 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked to improve the water system in Clearmont, Wyoming. Cassity: “At Clearmont, the water main was repaired at the same time the streets were resurfaced, and the laying of four hundred feet of water pipe… read more
A waterworks improvement project in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas were undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. Work occurred between July and September 1934. (PWA Docket No. KS 3576)
A waterworks improvement 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 [X]1364.
A substantial waterworks improvement project was undertaken in El Reno, Oklahoma during the Great Depression with the assistance of a federal Public Work Administration (PWA) grant. The PWA provided a $36,112 grant to the city for the project, whose eventual… read more
A waterworks improvement project in Fredericksburg, Virginia was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $50,850 grant for the project, whose total cost was $113,165. Work occurred between September… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted sizable construction work to improve and expand the water system in Fulton, New York. The work employed 75 men for three months; 4,000 feet of 12-inch pipe and 800 feet of 8-inch pipe… read more
A waterworks-improvement construction project in Gloversville, New York was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $50,954 grant; the total cost of the project was $186,676. Work occurred between August 1934 and… read more
A waterworks-improvement construction project in Goshen, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $32,067 grant; the total cost of the project was $71,537. Work occurred… read more
A large waterworks improvement project in Grand Forks, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $123,525 grant for the project, whose total cost was $271,947. Work… read more
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) improved the water system in Greybull, Wyoming. Cassity: “As for running water, Greybull’s experience was repeated at a number of other communities. CWA workers replaced a wrought iron water line on Third Avenue with cast… read more
The WPA allocated $11,000 for city water system improvements in Hardin, Montana in August 1938.
A waterworks-improvement construction project in Holbrook, Arizona was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $39,000 loan and $11,000 grant; the total cost of the project was $51,845…. read more
Cassity: “In Jackson, Mayor C. W. Huff put [Civil Works Administration (CWA)] workers on an ambitious project to expand and supplement the town’s water system.”
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in late 1935 that: “The first works progress project in Flathead county is to consist of renewing 6,600 feet of water mains, which will complete the city water system, according to Mayor Bruckhauser of… read more
Multiple waterworks improvement and construction projects in Lawrence, Kansas were undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. (PWA Docket No. KS 1365, 2115)
A waterworks improvement project in Lexington, Virginia was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $46,919 grant for the project, whose total cost was $104,676. Work occurred between January… read more
A waterworks improvement project in Linn, Kansas were undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. The PWA provided a loan of $22,000 and grant of $9,246 toward the $31,462 total cost of the… read more
A waterworks development project in Mandan, North Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $33,600 loan and $13,178 grant for the project, whose total cost was $46,039…. read more
“Some of the early projects implemented [by FERA in Jefferson County] included … lowering the water lines in Monticello to make the water cooler and help retard leakege.”
A municipal waterworks-improvement construction project was undertaken in New Castle, Delaware during the Great Depression, enabled by federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between December 1938 and April 1939. (PWA Docket No. DE X1045)
A waterworks-improvement construction project in Oacoma, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between January and May 1936. (PWA Docket No. SD 7414)
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