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Texas Water Development Board today approved financial assistance totaling $670,975,000 for SWIFT projects

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AUSTIN – (July 27, 2022) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $670,975,000 for State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)* projects.

  • $18,110,000 to the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority (Donley County) for a water supply project
  • $250,800,000 to the City of Dallas (Dallas, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Tarrant, and Kaufman counties) for a water conservation project and water system improvements
  • $2,705,000 to the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of the City of Gainesville (Cooke County) for a water conservation project
  • $7,525,000 to the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of the Collin-Grayson Municipal Alliance (Collin and Grayson counties) for water system improvements
  • $14,500,000 to the City of Fulshear (Fort Bend County) for a water supply project
  • $10,000,000 to the Alliance Regional Water Authority (Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal, and Bexar counties) for a regional water supply project
  • $112,335,000 to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Guadalupe, Comal, Hays, and Caldwell counties) for a regional water supply project
  • $255,000,000 to the Tarrant Regional Water District (Jack, Wise, Parker, Tarrant, Johnson, Ellis, Navarro, Henderson, Kaufman, Freestone, Denton, Dallas, Collin, and Rockwall counties) for a water supply project

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans. The TWDB administers cost-effective financial assistance programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood control, and agricultural water conservation projects.

*The SWIFT program includes two funds, the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT). Revenue bonds for the program are issued through SWIRFT.