“There’s a long way to go before we can address Kagman,” CUC deputy director for water and wastewater Bruce Megarr said.
Instead, he added, CUC will install a pipeline to the Agingan wastewater treatment plant from Kagman.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that the wastewater treatment project cannot be constructed in the area.
About $2.5 million is needed for the project, which includes a treatment plant as well as the construction of a collection and enforcement system, Megarr said.
This year, the CNMI is expecting to get $10 million for water and sewer projects, which is a 10-fold increase compared to what it received in the previous year, he added.
The overall funding available under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund has jumped from $2 million to $26 million for U.S. territories, including the CNMI.
Megarr said other priority projects that will be funded by the revolving fund are the rehabilitation of the Sadog Tasi wastewater treatment plant and the rehabilitation and expansion of the Agingan wastewater treatment plant.
