Texas Water Development Board distributes $76M to improve water systems, replace lead service lines

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will allocate $75.9 million to support upcoming water system improvement and lead service line replacement projects. The grants will supplement local funds.

A selection of the projects receiving funds includes:

The city of Weatherford will receive $15.5 million to monitor its treated effluent, biosolids and industrial pretreatment for contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The work will be completed before regulations are determined to begin planning and treatment of the effluent or drinking water. The city also plans to complete an inventory of lead service lines in its distribution system. The project is estimated to replace 2,500 lead service lines and will include installing 250,000 feet of new lines.

Wills Point will spend $8 million to replace 38,400 feet of raw water transmission lines. The city also plans to upgrade the raw water intake and booster pump stations.

The city of Jefferson will use its $6 million share to replace 10,750 feet of water lines. The funds will also enable the city to replace another 1,325 service meters with automated meters.

Weimar will receive $5.6 million to build a 350-gallon-per-minute water well and replace its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Additional work will include replacing 4,800 feet of water lines and 1,000 manual meters with automated meters.

The TWDB will give the Ames-Minglewood Water Supply Corporation $4.5 million to replace nearly 30,600 feet of water lines, 125 water meters and an elevated storage tank. The replacement tank will have a capacity of 60,000 gallons and will have two service pumps capable of pumping 1,000-gallons-per-minute. The corporation also plans to install 31 fire hydrants.

The city of Honey Grove will spend $4.2 million to replace 7,850 feet of water lines. In addition, the project will build a 100,000-gallon ground storage tank, a 500-gallon-per-minute pump and install fire hydrants and valves.

Big Spring will use its $3.8 million share to replace around 75,000 feet of service lines. The funds will also reimburse the city for the costs of finishing its inventory of lead service lines in its distribution system.

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