Town of Custer City Receives $99,999 Grant for Water System Improvements from the OWRB
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Town of Custer City (Town) in Custer 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 Town’s water infrastructure.
The Town is experiencing increasing water loss as they continue to combat frequent line breaks from the original main line, which cannot withstand high water pressure. The proposed project is to replace approximately 5,070 linear feet of the existing transmission main with 8” PVC water main, plus all appurtenances required to complete the project. The estimated cost of the project is $249,999 which will be funded by the OWRB REAP grant in the amount of $99,999 and a South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) REAP Grant in the amount of $150,000.
Lori Johnson, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the grant will save the Authority’s customers $175,700 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds.