Texas Water Development Board today approved financial assistance totaling $3,031,935,000 for water and wastewater projects

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AUSTIN – (July 23, 2024) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $3,031,935,000 for water and wastewater projects through the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)* program and Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

• $16,000,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District (Limestone County) for a water supply project
• $200,000,000 to the Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No. 1 (Palo Pinto and Parker counties) for a water supply project
• $195,845,000 to the City of Denton (Denton County) for a water supply project
• $125,000,000 to the City of Fort Worth (Tarrant County) for a water supply project
• $90,500,000 to the City of Greenville (Hunt County) for a water supply project
• $11,350,000 to the City of Marshall (Harrison County) for a wastewater system improvement project
• $320,845,000 to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Fannin, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, and Wise counties) for a water supply project
• $162,000,000 to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Denton and Collin counties) for a water supply project
• $747,500,000 to the Brazosport Water Supply Corporation (Brazoria County) for a reservoir expansion project
• $320,000,000 to the Coastal Water Authority (Harris County) for a water supply project
• $138,000,000 to the Alliance Regional Water Authority (Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal, Bexar counties) for a water system improvement project
• $25,000,000 to the City of Austin (Travis County) for a water system improvement project
• $22,160,000 to the City of Austin (Travis County) for a wastewater system improvement project
• $24,920,000 to the Canyon Regional Water Authority (Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Wilson counties) for a water system improvement project
• $87,705,000 to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Guadalupe, Comal, Hays, Caldwell counties) for a water supply project
• $535,110,000 to the City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County) for a seawater desalination plant
• $10,000,000 to the Laguna Madre Water District (Cameron County) for a seawater desalination plant

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 mitigation, 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.