Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Okmulgee County Rural Water District No. 6 (District) received approval for $700,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’s water infrastructure.  Construction of upgrades and improvements to the water system will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with $700,000 in Muskogee Creek Nation matching funds, and $255,000 from Indian Health Services.

The District owns and operates a water distribution system that has areas of high water loss. These proceeds will be used to replace 5 (five) miles of 6-inch PVC pipe with new 8-inch PVC pipe. 

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $1,131,100 compared to traditional financing.