The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has entered into a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Pearl, Mississippi as of March 19, as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592).

For the City of Pearl, Mayor Jake Windham. signed the PPA, and Col. Jeremiah Gipson, Vicksburg District commander, signed for USACE. The signing ceremony was held at Pearl City Hall.

The PPA includes the design and construction of sewer improvements for residents in Pearl, Mississippi. The cost share agreement will be 75% federally funded and 25% non-federally funded.

“This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to enhancing the quality of life for the residents of Mississippi,” Gipson said. “By working together through programs like Section 592, we can address critical infrastructure needs and ensure a stronger, more sustainable future for the communities we serve. Partnerships like this are vital as we move forward, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact of this project for the people of Pearl.”

The Section 592 Program provides environmental assistance to non-federal interests in Mississippi. Assistance may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Mississippi. This includes projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, elimination or control of combined sewer overflow, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development. Assistance may be provided only for projects that are publicly owned and the non-federal interest must enter into a written cost share agreement to furnish its required cooperation for the project.

The USACE Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. The Vicksburg District is engaged in hundreds of projects and employs approximately 1,100 personnel.