Water issues to be addressed with $2.1 million ARP funds

Bledsoe County, in collaboration with Van Buren County, the City of Dayton, the Northwest Utility District, and the Fall Creek Falls Utility District, will use $2,119,000 in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to reduce water loss in the county. This is part of the 131 ARP grants, totaling $299,228,167, being distributed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

TDEC will be administering the funds to be used across the state for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure grants.

For more see the June 22 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.