The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded nearly $2.6 million in financial assistance to Henry County’s Harry S Truman Public Water Supply District No. 2 for upgrades to the district’s drinking water storage system.
According to The Missouri DNR, the project will likely cost over $2.6 million and is anticipated to be completed by November 2023.
The project includes:
- Replacing the existing standpipe with a new 600,000-gallon elevated storage tank;
- Installing a new mixer;
- Installing a new system control hardware and software; And
- Installing an emergency generator at the district’s pump station.
The funding consists of approximately $2.6 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan and another $21,000 from local sources, which is estimated to save the the district’s ratepayers approximately $778,000 in interest over the loan’s 20-year term, reported The Missouri DNR.
“From small towns to large cities, one thing every community has in common is the need for systems that provide clean, abundant water,” said Governor Mike Parson in The Missouri DNR news release. “We make it a priority to help Missouri communities with water treatment system improvement projects that will continue providing the water they need to grow and thrive.”
“We are proud to offer funding assistance programs that can help communities undertake water and wastewater improvement projects,” said Dru Buntin, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in the DNR news release. “We can tailor assistance programs for cities of all sizes so they can improve their treatment systems, which help protect public and environmental health and allow them to reap extraordinary economic benefits.”
According to The Missouri DNR, the department’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund finances improvements to: water treatment plants, distribution systems, water storage and supply facilities, along with interconnection or consolidation projects.
