A $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant has been awarded to the City of Marshfield by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The funds are offered to qualified small communities to help cover engineering costs for evaluating wastewater improvement systems. This grant is intended to help evaluate the city’s wastewater system.
“This is for capacity analysis so that when we do have future growth, we want to know what we could actually service,” explained City Administrator Sam Rost. “This will help us evaluate how much capacity there is left in all of our lift stations and in our plant.”
Marshfield will use the grant to identify wastewater system improvements needed to continue reliable service to the area, meet permit requirements and reduce stormwater infiltration into sewer collection pipes. The facility plan is expected to be completed in March 2023.
“We are proud to offer communities like Marshfield funding assistance vehicles that can help them undertake water and wastewater improvement projects,” said Dru Buntin, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “We can tailor assistance programs for cities of all sizes so they can improve their water treatment systems, which help protect public and environmental health while reaping extraordinary economic benefits.”
According to DNR, assisting Missouri communities with water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects is something it’s committed to. Through its Financial Assistance Center, the department provides funding opportunities for communities with water quality, wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs. This project will be funded wholly or in part with monies received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information on wastewater and drinking water funding opportunities, visit dnr.mo.gov/water/business-industry-other-entities/financial-opportunities/financial-assistance-center.
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