OKLAHOMA CITY –The Town of Grayson (Town) received approval for $1,153,846 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Town’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.
The Town operates a wastewater system consisting of lagoons and lift stations. Both lift stations require repairs to operate safely and the lagoons are full of sludge which has diminished their capacity. The proposed projects are to replace the two submersible centrifugal pumps, corroded piping, add guide rails and brackets, upgrade the electrical system at the two lift stations, drain and clean out the wastewater lagoon, clearing out and grading of natural stormwater conveyances, install additional pipes and repairs to existing stormwater structure, and increase capacity of the detention pond with additional grading.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Town’s customers will save an estimated $1,778,800.00 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 Roger Thompson and State Representative Scott Fetgatter 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
