Senator Walley Announces $2.1 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Hardeman County
State Senator Page Walley announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023, that $2.1 million in grant funding has been awarded by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to improve water infrastructure in Hardeman County. This announcement follows a previous one made last month stating five municipalities in Hardeman County would receive water grants.
“These projects will address critical needs as well as make improvements that will benefit countless residents and businesses,” said Walley. “I appreciate TDEC’s partnership as well as the efforts of everyone involved in these important projects.”
The grants are as follows:
Town of Whiteville: $1,570,118
The Town of Whiteville will use ARP funds to develop an Asset Management Plan and address critical wastewater needs. Projects include system mapping and a study of infiltration and inflow sources in the sewer collection system in order to rehabilitate as many defects as possible. Additional funds will be used to increase the pumping capacity with a new 700 gallons-per-minute primary pumping station coupled with 2,080 linear feet of new sewer line to the wastewater treatment plant.
Hardeman County: $545,454
Hardeman County will use ARP funds to address critical needs including water loss and aging infrastructure in the Grand Valley Lakes community. The county will install a new AMR smart meter system and 296 smart meters. Additional projects include new data collectors, new software, billing integration filing, and meter training.
Tennessee received $3.7 billion from the ARP, and the state’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group dedicated $1.35 billion of those funds to TDEC to support water projects in communities throughout the state. Of the $1.35 billion, approximately $1 billion was designated for non-competitive formula-based grants offered to counties and eligible cities. The remaining funds will go to state-initiated projects and competitive grants.
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