State officials announced Wednesday the earmarking of $7.4 million for water and wastewater projects in five small communities across the state.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission approved the money for improvements in Jasper, Parkers Chapel, Warren, Washington County and the city of Fifty-Six.
Jasper, in Newton County, accepted a $440,000 loan and a $1.35 million loan with principal forgiveness from the Arkansas Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund. That money will go to upgrades in a wastewater treatment facility serving 246 residents.
The Parkers Chapel Public Water Authority in Union County received a $1.5 million loan from the Arkansas Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund to replace a water well and extend a water line serving 971 customers.
Warren, in Bradley County, got a $3.3 million loan from the clean water fund for wastewater improvements on a system with 2,352 customers.
The Washington County Soil & Water Conservation District received a $15,450 loan from the Water Development Fund to repair a sinkhole in Kinion Lake Dam.
Fifty-Six, the uniquely named town in Stone County, got an $831,416 loan from the Water Development Fund to install water lines to a customer base of 230.
In fiscal year 2020, the Agriculture Department disbursed nearly $100 million in federal and state funding for water and sewer projects.
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