Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Garvin Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $600,000 in funding Tuesday 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 along with $600,000 in Choctaw Nation matching funds.

The Authorityowns and operates a sewer collection and treatment system. These proceeds will be used to repair eroded lagoon dikes, replace 2,000 linear feet of sewer lines, replaced seven (7) manholes, repair ten (10) cleanouts and an existing pump station force main.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $920,400 compared to traditional financing.