Cleveland County RWSG & SWMD No. 1 receives $1,000,000 grant for water system improvements
OKLAHOMA CITY –The Cleveland County Rural Water, Sewer, Gas, and Solid Waste Management District No. 1 (District) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding 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 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with $245,433 in Cleveland County American Rescue Plan Act funds.
The district will use these proceeds for projects to include the installation of water main loops, to construct a new water storage facility, install a new water well and repair the existing well, install approximately twelve (12) miles of water main, and add approximately 170 water meters for new customers. These improvements will provide consistent water pressure to a section of current rate payers and expand water service to several small communities to the north of the district.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the district’s customers will save an estimated $1,529,300 compared to traditional financing.
The ARPA grant program is administered by the OWRB with funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and appropriated through Senate Bill 13 and Senate Bill 429 for the Water and Wastewater American Rescue Plan Act grants program. This OWRB program has been structured to provide communities and other eligible entities financial resources necessary to address water and wastewater infrastructure needs within their systems. Since 1983 the Water Resources Board has approved over $6.4 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.
“We are grateful to State Senator Jessica Garvin and State Representative Cynthia Roe for their continued support of our financial assistance programs,” said Julie Cunningham, Executive Director of the OWRB.
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Contact:
Joe Freeman
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
(405)530-8800
Joe.Freeman@owrb.ok.gov
