Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Caddo 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 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 owns and operates an eleven cell wastewater lagoon system. The proposed project consists of repairing five of the lagoon cells to meet slope requirements and install rip rap to prevent erosion in the lagoon walls.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the Authority’s customers will save an estimated $1,567,500 compared to traditional financing.