Rural Water District No. 17 LeFlore County, Oklahoma Receives $1,150,000 Grant for Water System Improvements from the OWRB
View allRural Water District No. 17 LeFlore County, Oklahoma Receives $1,150,000 Grant for Water System Improvements from the OWRB
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rural Water District No. 17 LeFlore County, Oklahoma (District) received approval for $1,150,000 in funding on 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 OWRB American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with $2,308,925 in Choctaw Nation funds.
The District has aging infrastructure and waterlines that need to be replaced. The Choctaw Nation has started a waterline replacement project for the District. This additional funding will help extend the ongoing waterline replacement project by replacing an additional approximately 550 linear feet of 6-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) waterline, 16,000 linear feet of 4-inch HDPE waterline, and 7,179 linear feet of 2-inch HDPE waterline, plus all appurtenances required to complete the project. The estimated cost of the entire project is $3,458,925.00, which will be funded by an OWRB Tribal ARPA Grant of $1,150,000.00 and $2,308,925.00 from the Choctaw Nation.
Lori Johnson, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $1,864,300 compared to traditional financing.