Approximately $4 million has been awarded for water infrastructure upgrades in Kingwood.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding Thursday, which will be used to provide safe and reliable drinking water to the Camp Dawson Army National Guard facility and the surrounding area.
According to officials, the water treatment facility is the largest in Preston County and pumps 700,000 gallons of water per day from the Cheat River to residents in the Kingwood area.
“I was proud to work with our military and civilian partners in Kingwood to secure resources for this project because it combines the need to improve our infrastructure, bolster our homeland security, and protect water—one of our most precious resources—from potential vulnerabilities,” Capito said. “Camp Dawson is an incredibly important military asset in West Virginia and this project helps protect our servicemembers, as well as civilians in Kingwood, from attacks on our infrastructure. Through my roles on the EPW Committee and Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, I will continue to advocate for projects like this, especially when it serves our state’s civilians and economy, as well as our servicemembers and national security.”