The Collinsville Municipal Authority receives $2,526,042 grant for system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Collinsville Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for $2,526,042 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’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 $2,425,000 in Cherokee Tribal matching funds.  

The Authority owns and operates a water distribution system which serves the city of Collinsville. Currently customers experience low water pressure, quality issues, and water outages due to dead end lines. These proceeds will be used to install approximately 14,600 linear feet of 12-inch waterline to loop the water system together. 

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $3,915,900 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 the Water and Wastewater American Rescue Plan Act grants program. This OWRB program has been structured to provide communities and other eligible entities with the 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 Legislators from the Collinsville area 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