Press Release

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Stephens County Rural Water District No. 3 (District) received approval for $190,889 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’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 and $190,888 in a bank loan.

The District owns and operates a wastewater lagoon system. Flooding in 2014 and 2015 caused dike erosion and issues with the lift station and internal lagoon piping. The proposed project is to fix eroding dikes on all cells, repair 8 butterfly valves, replace 2 pumps control panel, and add a telemetry system that includes high water manhole alert system.

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the District’s customers will save an estimated $295,800 compared to traditional financing.