City of Sand Springs receives $2,000,000 grant for system improvements
OKLAHOMA CITY –The City of Sand Springs (City) received approval for $2,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the City’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 along with $2,300,000 in local funds.
The City owns and operates a wastewater system and would like to promote development of the Pogue Airport site. These proceeds will be used to connect a 30-inch sewer line from the airport site to the existing Euchee Creek sewer line.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the City’s customers will save an estimated $3,097,400 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 $7.3 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.
“We are grateful to Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle Hilbert and Senator Bill Coleman for their continued support of our financial assistance programs,” said Julie Cunningham, Executive Director of the OWRB.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle Hilbert said, “This project is a perfect example of a successful collaboration between state and local partners working together to improve Oklahoma's infrastructure. I would like to congratulate Sand Springs leadership on their diligent site preparation work and thank the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for their tireless commitment to improving water and wastewater systems throughout the state."
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Contact:
Joe Freeman
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
(405) 530-8800
Joe.Freeman@owrb.ok.gov
