Town of Marshall receives $99,999 grant for wastewater system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Town of Marshall (Town) in Logan County received approval for a $99,999 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant Tuesday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the system’s wastewater infrastructure.   

The Town has a gravity collection system which has increased inflow and infiltration (l&l) issues. Additionally, the rim of the system's lift station is located within the floodplain and requires electrical service and a standby generator to increase reliability. The proposed project is to replace sewer lines in the collection system, raise the rim of the lift station, and install electrical service and a generator at the lift station. The estimated cost of the project is $99,999 which is the amount of the OWRB REAP grant requested.   

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB's Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the grant will save the Town’s customers $167,400 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds. Since 1983 the Water Resources Board has approved over $6.2 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.   

“We are grateful to Senator Chuck Hall and Representative John Pfeiffer for their continued support of water and wastewater infrastructure funding in Oklahoma,” said Julie Cunningham, OWRB Executive Director.   

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Contact:
Joe Freeman 
Oklahoma Water Resources Board 
(405) 530-8800 
Joe.Freeman@owrb.ok.gov