The Garden City Commission approved a grant agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to construct a Water Reclamation and Reuse project at the commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. Fred Jones, Garden City Water Resource Manager, said the city has worked continually since 2016 to develop strategies to utilize reclaimed water treated by the city’s Wastewater Utility which would otherwise be discharged into the Arkansas River. Multiple projects and studies have been pursued by the city, including three federal grants which were awarded to the city from the Bureau of Reclamation, Jones said. The grants will assist staff in “developing a reuse strategy and in identifying outlets for the reclaimed water to benefit the sustainability of the city’s water supply.” Jones said the total project authorized in the grant agreement is $23,875,000, of which $19 million is federally funded and $4,775,000 will come from the city as a matching contribution.
Source: Garden City Telegram
