Briefs for Wednesday May 1: Town of Davy awarded $1 million sewer upgrade grant

DAVY — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding Monday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure projects across West Virginia.

These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Capito and authorized through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, will provide funding for eight new water projects across West Virginia.

Locally, the Town of Davy in McDowell County will receive $1 million for phase one of a sewer line upgrade.