Canute Public Works Authority receives $99,624 grant for water system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Canute Public Works Authority (Authority) in Washita County received approval for a $99,624 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant Tuesday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure.

The Authority’s water supply source has declined over the last several years. The grant funds will be used to drill an additional well in the Davis Well Field.  The estimated cost of the project is $99,624.00 which will be funded entirely with the OWRB REAP Grant.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB's Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the grant will save the Authority’s customers $172,800 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds. 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 Senator Brent Howard and Representative Nick Archer 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