The Atoka County No. 4 Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District receives $750,000 grant for system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Atoka County No. 4 Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District,  (District) received approval for $750,000 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 $750,000 in local funds.  

The District owns and operates a water treatment plant that is not currently meeting drinking water standards and is in need of more storage capacity. These proceeds will be used to construct a new top to the water standpipe which will add fifteen (15) vertical feet, to bore a watermain under the Boggy River, and for rehabilitation of the water treatment plant.  

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $1,166,100 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 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 $7.1 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.  

“We are grateful to State Senator David Bullard and State Representative Charles McCall 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