Press Release

The Boise City Public Works Authority receives $1,000,000 grant for system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Boise City Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Thursday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s Wastewater infrastructure.  Construction of upgrades and improvements to the wastewater system will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program.

The Authority has aging sewer lines and manholes that run the risk of failing. These proceeds will be used to replace the inadequate sewer lines and manholes.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $1,637,400 compared to traditional financing.