Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced that a million dollars in federal funding is headed toward Belington.
A $1 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Congressionally Directed Spending award has been designated for the City of Belington to be used for water system upgrades.
Capito, R-W.Va., Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 and authorized through the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, will support three water system upgrades in West Virginia.
“I was proud to use my position on both the EPW and Appropriations Committees to advocate for and secure these CDS awards to support efforts to modernize water systems across West Virginia,” Capito said. “As our state grows, these projects will be critical in supporting the water needs of families, workers, and businesses, and I was proud to lead the charge in securing them.”
Other awards announced by Capito included:
A $2 million award to the town of Rowlesburg in Preston County, for sewer improvements that will serve residents;
And a $1.1 million award to the Fountain Public Service District in Keyser in Mineral County, for the Fountain IV Water project.
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 established an environmental infrastructure program that allows the USACE to partner with non-federal entities in order to carry out water and wastewater projects, among other types of projects, in West Virginia.
As ranking member of the EPW Committee, Capito included an authorization increase for the 571 program in the bipartisan 2022 Water Resources Development Act that was signed into law in December 2022.