OKLAHOMA CITY – Tatums received approval for $1,153,846 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the town’s wastewater infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the wastewater system will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program.
The town will utilize the proceeds to upgrade the collection system, fifteen (15) manholes, and 1,100 linear feet (lf) of collection line, rehabilitate access to the lagoon site and clean out the existing lagoons, install lagoon fencing and purchase an additional lift station pump and portable generator.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Town’s customers will save an estimated $1,773,900 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 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 Jerry Alvord and State Representative Tammy Townley 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
