The Town of Meeker Public Works Authority has received a $99,999 Rural Economic Action Plan grant from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
The grant is to help the Meeker PWA improve its water infrastructure.
Meeker Town Administrator Jeff Wilbourn said Tuesday, “We certainly appreciate the grant and we will be using it to improve our water infrastructure.”
The PWA owns and operates its water system and purchases water from the city of Shawnee.
The grant proceeds will be used to help update the distribution system by replacing water lines.
Estimated costs of the project is $99,999 which is the amount of the OWRB REAP grant requested.
Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated the grant will save the Authority’s customer $167,000 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the funds.