Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Maysville Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’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 Authority owns and operates a water treatment plant that is experiencing disinfection byproduct (DBP)  issues. The proposed project will constuct a solids contact unity clarifier and rehabilitate the exisiting clarifier at the water treatment plant to reduce the DBP formation.

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.