Texas Water Development Board authorizes $35,788,153 in Rural Water Assistance Fund grants for water loss projects

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AUSTIN – (February 13, 2025) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today authorized execution of contracts for $35,788,153 in grant funding from the Rural Water Assistance Fund (RWAF) for water loss projects.

The funding will be transferred to the RWAF from the Texas Water Fund. The Texas Water Fund, approved by Texas voters through Proposition 6 on the November 2023 constitutional amendment ballot, authorized a $1 billion appropriation to fund water infrastructure upgrades, innovative water supply projects, and a statewide water public awareness program. The fund allows the TWDB to provide funding through certain existing TWDB financial assistance programs, including the RWAF.

At the TWDB’s August 2024 meeting, the Board approved a prioritized list of RWAF and Water Loan Assistance Fund projects divided into three separate lists based on population. As noted in the Texas Water Fund implementation plan, entities with populations of 1,000 or less are eligible to receive 100 percent grant funding for conservation and water loss projects.

The 10 projects approved today to receive 100 percent grant funding through the RWAF include the following:

City of Alba: $1,817,000 to rehabilitate an elevated storage tank, install a new generator, and replace water distribution lines
Arimak Water Supply Corporation: $955,000 to replace water lines, valves, a distribution meter, and install automated meters
Chappell Hill Water Supply Corporation: $4,056,503 to replace water mains, install a new generator and a new 217,500-gallon standpipe, demolish an elevated storage tank, and develop an asset management plan
East Medina County Special Utility District: $2,128,400 to replace water mains and steel pipe, install reduced pressure backflow prevention devices, and install an automated meter for interconnection between two production facilities
City of Evant: $1,263,000 to install a water well, rehabilitate an existing water well, and make improvements to its distribution system
City of Graford: $555,000 to replace approximately 3,000 linear feet of water lines, replace approximately 356 water service meters with automatic read meters, and install a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
City of Groveton: $4,261,250 to conduct a study to assess water distribution and system hydraulics, replace water lines, and construct a new water well
City of Matador: $13,682,000 to replace transmission lines, replace a ground storage tank’s control system, make improvements to the distribution system, and develop an asset management plan
Mooreville Water Supply Corporation: $4,606,000 to replace and upgrade water lines and install three new pumps, a generator, and a 2,000-gallon hydropneumatics pressure tank
Red River Authority of Texas: $2,464,000 to construct an elevated storage tank, a ground storage tank, and a pump station; install a generator; replace transmission and distribution lines; and decommission two pump stations

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.