The City of Licking will receive $62,500 from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to evaluate its public wastewater system.
Clean Water Engineering Report Grants offer funding to qualified communities to help cover engineering costs for evaluating water and wastewater system improvements. Licking will use its grant to identify wastewater system improvements needed to continue reliable service, meet permit requirements and reduce stormwater infiltration into sewer collection pipes. Licking’s facility plan should be complete in September 2025.
“Infrastructure such as wastewater systems are crucial to every community,” said Dru Buntin, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “Through this grant, we can help qualified cities like Licking identify the changes needed to maintain and improve its wastewater systems, which in turn helps protect public and environmental health, and improve the quality of life for Missourians.”
The department is committed to assisting Missouri communities with water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects. Through its Financial Assistance Center, the department provides funding opportunities for qualified communities with water quality, wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs. This project will be funded wholly or in part with monies received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.For more information on wastewater and drinking water funding opportunities, visit https://tinyurl.com/3r7jrsx8.