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Grant: $680,000 |
Outline of Need: About half of rural Clay County residents rely on water from drilled wells. The Clay County Health Department determined that the overall majority of these wells showed significant quantities of pollution. The well water was so dirty that it turned clothes orange. Some people made weekly routine treks to fill empty plastic jugs with natural spring water shooting out of a hillside. A safe drinking supply was necessary to meet the needs of both the current and the ever-growing population of the County |
How Rural Development Helped:
Rural Development is providing $1,700,000 in grant and loan assistance to help the Water District extend approximately 147 miles of waterlines to serve 811 new customers with a safe and adequate supply of drinking water. Additional storage capacity will be provided with the construction of a 100,000 gallon ground storage tank and adequate pressures will be insured with the installation of a booster pump station.
The Results:
These system improvements will help City of Manchester residents receive safe and clean drinking water.
Pictured, above: The City of Manchester hosted an Earth Day event highlighting their sewer and water projects. The water project totals $6,760,000 for 147 miles of waterlines, one 100,000 gallon water storage tank, and one booster pump station. This project will serve 1,361 homes, with 811 of those residents expected to connect to the system within the first year. Total funding includes: $1,020,000 loan and $680,000 grant from USDA Rural Development; $2,000,000 CDBG grant; $1,500,000 State Coal Bond; $1,000,000 KIA 20-20; $500,000 ARC grant; and $60,000 applicant contribution. (L to R) Kenneth Slone, USDA Rural Development State Director; City Council Members Sherry House and Jamie Mills; Magistrates Terry Davidson, Tommy Harmon, Randall Wagers, Clinton Johnson, and Stanley Bowling; City Council Members Vernon Hacker and Penny Robinson; State Senator Robert Stivers; Bob Mitchell, District Administrator, Office of Congressman Hal Rogers; Clay County Judge Executive James Garrison; former State Senator Barbara Colter; City of Manchester Mayor Daugh White; Pam Mathis, Project Administrator, Manchester Water; Larry Anderson, Quest Engineers; Mike White, General Supervisor, Manchester Water; State Representative Tim Couch; and Larry Cann, Project Engineer, Cann-Tech.
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