Press Release

Wetumka Municipal Authority receives $76,551 grant for water system improvements

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Wetumka Municipal Authority (Authority) in Hughes County received approval for a $76,551 Emergency Grant Thursday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure.

The Authority operates a water plant with three filters. One of these filters has failed due to a false floor's unsuccessful support. The bottom of the adjacent tank has allowed water to leak onto the plant floor. These proceeds will be used to install a new steel floor, new false door with holes for nozzles, and installation of new nozzles. The estimated cost of the project is $90,060 which will be funded by the Emergency grant requested of $76,551 along with $13,509 in local funds.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB's Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the grant will save the Authority’s customers $142,400 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds. Since 1983 the Water Resources Board has approved over $7.0 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.