MARLINTON — A Pocahontas County town will receive more than $1.5 million in federal funding for sewer system upgrades.
A $1,525,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CDS award to the Town of Marlinton was announced Monday by Sen . Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.
Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding 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.
“Through my positions on the EPW and Appropriations Committees, I was proud to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to both authorize and secure resources that will help improve the water infrastructure for West Virginian communities,” Capito said. “These projects will provide the support needed to help local entities, especially in rural areas, improve vital infrastructure to meet the needs of residents and businesses. I look forward to seeing these projects completed.”
As ranking member of the EPW Committee, Capito included an authorization increase for the 340 program in the bipartisan 2022 Water Resources Development Act that was signed into law in December 2022.
Other individual award details include:
A $1,800,000 USACE CDS award to the City of Richwood for the Richwood Wastewater Treatment Plant Relocation.
A $1,600,000 USACE CDS award to the Cowen Public Service District for the Bolair sewer extension project.
A $1 million USACE CDS award to the Town of Ansted for a sewer line upgrade.
A $1 million USACE CDS award to the the Mason County Public Service District in Point Pleasant for Crab Creek Water Treatment Plant improvements.
A $1 million USACE CDS award to Boone County Public Service District in Danville for a sewer line upgrade.
A $1 million USACE CDS award to the Town of Davy for phase one of a sewer line upgrade project.
A $1 million USACE CDS award to the the Webster County Economic Development Authority in Webster Springs for phase one of the Diana Guardian Water Extension.