The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has announced 131 grants totaling over $299 million from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure grants.
Cumberland County will use $5,680,518 American Rescue Plan funds to develop Asset Management Plans and complete 12 projects from four utility districts which address drinking water needs from every geographic region of the county. Projects include the replacement of asbestos cement water lines, water line instillation, rehabilitation, and extensions, standpipe constructions, and water tank rehabilitation.
White County will use $4,093,130 American Rescue Plan funds to address critical needs and modernize aging infrastructure in the county. Projects include the replacement of water main and water lines throughout the system, the installation of pressure reducing valves, line connections, upgrades to the existing Lost Creek Booster Pump Station, and the purchase of a pump station generator.
Fentress County, in collaboration with Fentress County Utility District, the City of Jamestown, and the City of Allardt, will use $5,259,726 American Rescue Plan funds to address critical drinking water needs. Projects include raw water intake rehabilitation, new water line installation to replace aged, leaky water lines, construction of a new water booster station, replacement of an existing aged booster station, and rehabilitation of three water storage tanks in the City of Allardt.
Bledsoe County, in collaboration with Van Buren County, the City of Dayton, the Northwest Utility District, and the Fall Creek Falls Utility District, will use $2,119,000 American Rescue Plan funds to reduce water loss in the county. Projects include the relocation of water mains in the City of Dayton, construction of a new 300,000-gallon water tank with the Northwest Utility District, and repairs to Fall Creek Falls Utility District Water Treatment Plant.
A complete list of American Rescue Plan grant recipients can be found on the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation.
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https://www.tn.gov/environment/news/2023/6/16/300-million-water-infrastructure-investments.html