Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Hughes County Rural Water District No. 1 (District) received approval for $620,000 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.

The District owns and operates a water treatment plant and water distribution system that serves over 1,800 customers. The proposed project is to rehabilitate three wells by cleaning and flushing interior surfaces, abrasive blast interior surfaces, coat interior surfaces and clean the exterior surfaces.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $964,200 compared to traditional financing.