Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Wewoka Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s infrastructure.  Improvements to the dam will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with undetermined alternate funding sources.

The Authority owns and operates Wewoka Lake dam, which forms Wewoka Lake. The lake is the sole water supply source for the City of Wewoka, with over 1,500 customers. The dam is in need of repair to the concrete primary and emergency spillway structures. The proposed project includes the planning, design, and construction to repair or replace the concrete spillway based on the results of detailed engineering analysis and investigation. The estimated total cost of the project is $6,000,000 which will be partially funded by the ARPA grant of $1,000,000. Additional funding sources are being pursued for the remaining $5,000,000. 

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $1,553,200 compared to traditional financing.