Communities in Missouri became the recipients of $410 million from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the funding of which was made possible though American Rescue Plan Act. The financial boost will be used for lead service line inventories, drinking water, and wastewater infrastructures.
As reported by KFVS12, the following are the successful southeast Missouri departments applicants:
Funding for drinking water infrastructure:
• Hayti – $5 million
• City of Hayti Heights – $1,687,900
• City of Potosi – $1,665,000
• Van Buren – $5 million
• Public Water and Sewage District No. 4 of Wayne and Butler Counties – $1,098,000
Funding for waste water infrastructure:
• City of Steele – $4,999,100
• City of Neelyville – $2,010,999
• City of Marble Hill – $4,051,249
• City of East Prairie – $4,850,000
Funding for lead service line inventories:
• Hayti – $200,000
• Charleston – $200,000
