Terral Public Works Authority Receives $99,999 Grant for Water System Improvements from the OWRB
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Terral Public Works Authority (Authority) in Jefferson County received approval for a $99,999 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant on Tuesday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure.
The Authority operates a water system that is facing deficiencies in its disinfection process, including uneven chlorine distribution and safety risks associated with maintaining gaseous chlorine. The proposed project is to convert from gaseous chlorine to liquid chlorine at an existing facility and construct a new disinfection building at an alternate location, plus all appurtenances required to complete the project. The estimated cost of the project is $174,000.00, which will be funded by the OWRB REAP grant in the amount of $99,999.00 and $74,001.00 from the award of an ASCOG REAP grant.
Lori Johnson, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the grant will save the Authority’s customers $190,600 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds.