Press Release

The Atoka County No. 4 Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District

receives $750,000 grant for system improvement

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Atoka County No. 4 Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District, (District) received approval for $750,000 in funding 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 Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with $750,000 in local funds.

The District owns and operates a water treatment plant that is not currently meeting drinking water standards and is in need of more storage capacity. These proceeds will be used to construct a new top to the water standpipe which will add fifteen (15) vertical feet, to bore a watermain under the Boggy River, and for rehabilitation of the water treatment plant. 

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $1,166,100 compared to traditional financing.