Talihina Public Works Authority and the Town of Talihina receives**$3,756,719** in grants from OWRB
OKLAHOMA CITY –The Talihina Public Works Authority (Authority) and the Town of Talihina (Town) received approval for a combined $3,756,719 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Both requests were financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program. The first request to the Authority totaled $2,756,719 along with $2,646,450 from Choctaw Trible matching funds, and the second request, to the Town, was for $1,000,000.
The Authority's water treatment plant is in need of repair. These proceeds will be used to rehabilitate the raw water pump station and for the installation of a new sludge waste lagoon, an additional chemical tank, and a new SCADA system. The Town's ARPA funding will address inflow and infiltration issues which are allowing unpermited discharges. This project will include the replacement of a lift station, approximately 1,750 linear feet of 8-inch sewer line, and seven (7) manholes. These improvements will help prevent unintended flows to the wastewater treatment facility and unpermitted discharges from wet weather.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $5,826,600, collectively, compared to traditional financing.
