The City of Coffeyville is set to receive $687,240 in federal funding for repairs to its water treatment plant.

 

The announcement came this week from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant program. The grant funding would increase drinking water system resilience to extreme weather by paying for repairs to the Coffeyville water plant. The money would also fund the installation of a standby generator.

 

“American families, businesses, and schools rely on their local drinking water system to provide clean and safe water, day-in and day-out. Cyberattacks, wildfires, flooding and other hazards represent a significant risk to water system operations, and EPA provides vital support to help increase resiliency to such threats,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer. “With over $11 million in grant funding, EPA is helping ten drinking water systems strengthen their resilience to these risks while advancing best practices within the water sector. This funding is just one part of the equation and complements the agency’s technical assistance work and partnership with federal agencies, states, and the water sector to address cyberattacks and natural hazards.”

 

The EPA anticipates awarding a federal grant to the City of Coffeyville after legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.