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HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
USDA Awards Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grant in Oktibbeha and Webster Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the approval of more than $4.8 million in federal grant and loan funding to improve water service for residents in rural parts of Webster and Oktibbeha counties.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has approved a $3.7 million low-interest loan to the City of Eupora and a $1.1 million loan and grant package to the Sessums Water Association, Inc., in Oktibbeha County. The Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant funding will be used to improve water infrastructure.
“Improving water and wastewater infrastructure in Mississippi is an ongoing process, and USDA Rural Development investments in our state can help ensure rural Mississippians have access to clean water,” said, Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
Eupora will use a $3,733,000 loan to support construction of an elevated water storage tank downtown to provide additional storage and fire flow capacity, in addition to a new 500 gallon-per-minute well and backup generator at the Tomnolen site, and Lagrange wastewater treatment plant upgrades. This 35-year, 3.25 percent loan is expected to improve the quality of life of the more than 5,500 residents in this Webster County community.
The Sessums Water Association received a combined $647,000 loan and $499,000 grant to support construction of a backup water supply well to improve water quality and pressure for the more than 1,000 residents who rely on the system.
