Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District No. 1, Logan County, Oklahoma Receives $1,140,518 Water System Funding with 100% Principal Forgiveness from the OWRB
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District No. 1, Logan County, Oklahoma (District) received approval for a $1,140,518 loan, with 100% principal forgiveness on Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’s water infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the water system will be financed by the Oklahoma Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
The District will extend their service area to provide safe drinking water to homes around Waterloo and Hiawasee whose current water source comprises of private wells with compromised water quality. The District will install 44,170 linear feet of 8-inch and 10-inch high density polyethylene (HDPE) waterline, as well as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waterline ranging from 2 to 8 inches. The District will also install 50 new meters at the homes in the new service area. This project will increase the quality of water accessible to the residents in this area and ensure they have access to water that meets federal drinking water standards.
Lori Johnson, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $1,843,704 when compared to traditional financing.
“This funding will bring clean, reliable water service to local families who have had to rely on poor-quality well water for too long,” said Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry. “This is a major investment in the kind of basic infrastructure Oklahomans depend on every day, and it will make a real difference in quality of life by ensuring these households have high-quality water at their fingertips.”
Julie Cunningham, Executive Director of the OWRB, and Rob Singletary, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), express their sincere appreciation to State Senator Chuck Hall, State Representative Collin Duel and State Representative John Pfeiffer for their support of the DWSRF program.
The DWSRF program is administered by the OWRB and ODEQ with partial funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The DWSRF program has provided approximately $2.5 billion in drinking water loans to provide communities with the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our valuable water resources statewide.
Since 1983, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board has approved over $8.3 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.
Established in 1957, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) serves as the state’s water resources planning and development agency. A nine-member Board oversees the OWRB, with members appointed by the Governor to represent nine geographic regions and water-use sectors. The OWRB is committed to managing, protecting, and improving Oklahoma’s water resources to meet long-term water supply, water quality, flood mitigation, and infrastructure needs. For more information, visit Oklahoma.gov/owrb.
