Texas Water Development Board approves $10,000,000 to the Harlingen Waterworks System on behalf of the City of Harlingen (Cameron County) for wastewater system improvements

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HARLINGEN – (September 14, 2023) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $10,000,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to the Harlingen Waterworks System on behalf of the City of Harlingen (Cameron County). The System will use the assistance to finance the planning, acquisition, and design of a wastewater system improvement project.

The System could save approximately $2,900,000 over the life of the loan by using the CWSRF.

With the assistance approved today, the System will complete the planning, acquisition, and design of improvements at the wastewater treatment plant’s influent lift station, headworks, and flow equalization basin, as well as upgrades within the collection system. During the planning phase of the project, the System will evaluate two alternatives to upgrade the collection system and several of the lift stations within the sewershed system.

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.