Salamanca gets $3.78 million for sewer upgrades

Salamanca has been awarded $3,779,200 for sewer-system work, according to a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 9 notice published Nov. 5, 2026. Salamanca Press also reported the same grant amount.

The project is described as sewer work throughout the City of Salamanca. The listed work includes:

The two pipe-work figures add up to 9,147 feet, or about 1.73 miles. That total combines different types of work: about 3,884 feet are slated for replacement, while 5,263 feet are slated for rehabilitation. It does not mean the entire length will be replaced.

The award is about 11.1% of $34 million; because the Region 9 total was more than $34 million, Salamanca’s share of the actual regional total is lower. DEC said Region 9 grants exceeded $34 million for 25 projects. Statewide, the grants totaled $249 million for 181 projects, making Salamanca’s award about 1.5% of that amount.

DEC says the project aims to reduce inflow and infiltration and sanitary-sewer overflows into the Allegheny River during storms. Those are stated goals of the work, not reported measurements of a reduction already achieved.

The notice does not give a construction start or completion date. The grant award does not establish that construction has begun or that the work is complete.