Governor Blunt's Clean Water Initiative Delivers $359,000 Grant to Plattsburg for Water System Improvements

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

July 01, 2008

Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290


JEFFERSON CITY- Gov. Matt Blunt’s Clean Water Initiative and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are providing a $359,000 grant to the city of Plattsburg in Clinton County. The city will use these funds to construct 11,000 feet of pipe from the water treatment plant to the distribution system.

“The Clean Water Initiative is designed to help Missouri communities with funding for water infrastructure, safe drinking water and general water quality improvements,” Gov. Blunt said.

Gov. Blunt’s Clean Water Initiative is administered by the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Water Protection Program and is limited to counties, municipalities, and water or sewer districts. The department has initially allocated the $50 million in funds as follows:

$16 million for 40 percent State Construction grants for wastewater related projects,
$12 million for rural sewer grants targeted for rural and special needs communities,
$12 million for rural drinking water projects,
$10 million in direct loans for water or wastewater projects, including planning loans for wastewater facilities.

The grant funds come from a $50 million bond sale in November of 2007, which funded Gov. Blunt’s Clean Water Initiative for water improvements. The funds will be used in conjunction with a Department of Natural Resources’ State Revolving Fund loan.

The Plattsburg project is estimated to cost $780,105 and is expected to be completed in October 2008.