Muscogee Nation projects will see more than $44 million from partnering agencies fund upgrades and repairs for Holdenville equipment replacement for Dewar, Inola, Porter, Okmulgee County, and Checotah infrastructure rehabilitation for Checotah, Preston, and Twin Hills and improvements for Eufaula. “Helping to provide clean, reliable water is one of a government's most important functions, and we are glad to play our part. The Choctaw Nation always looks for ways to improve life and economic development in our communities,” Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton said. Planned water improvements within the Choctaw Nation include combined funding of more than $32 million that will go toward projects in Bryan County, Broken Bow, Pushmataha County, and Pittsburg County infrastructure rehabilitation for Talihina and Sardis Lake system improvements for the town of Pittsburg and Garvin, and McCurtain and Latimer Counties as well as system upgrades for Stringtown. State funds for the water projects exceed $69 million, IHS is devoting more than $32 million, communities are contributing more than $1 million and other federal funds total nearly $20 million.Īltogether, federal, tribal, state, and community agency contributions toward ensuring area residents have access to this vital natural resource total more than $200 million.
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