$50,000 grant awarded to evaluate wastewater system improvements for New Bloomfield

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of New Bloomfield to evaluate the city’s wastewater and collection system.

“An important part of our work is helping Missouri communities maintain and improve their aging water treatment systems,” said Dru Buntin, director of the Department of Natural Resources in a release.

The city will use the grant to identify wastewater system improvements needed to continue reliable service to the area, meet permit requirements and reduce stormwater infiltration into sewer collection pipes. The facility plan should be complete in December 2023.

“One way we do that is by offering financial assistance through programs like the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Through this and other available assistance programs, communities can improve key infrastructure, protect public health and the environment, and experience real economic benefits,” said Buntin in a release.