Senator Walley announces $4 million for water infrastructure projects in Chester County

State Senator Page Walley (R-Savannah) today announced $4 million in grant funding has been awarded by the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) to improve water infrastructure in Chester County.
“These projects will address critical needs as well as make improvements that will benefit countless residents and businesses,” said Walley. “I appreciate TDEC’s partnership as well as the efforts of everyone involved in these important projects.”
The grant is as follows:
City of Henderson, $4,001,247
The City of Henderson will use ARP funds to address significant non-compliance identified in their State Director’s Order and modernize aged water and wastewater infrastructure.
Projects include the installation of screening facilities at the headworks of three facultative lagoons to remove any floatable items that may impair the treatment ability and assist in the operation of the lagoons.
Henderson will also remove or dredge the east lagoon and the first cell in the south lagoon.
Tennessee received $3.7 billion from the ARP, and the state’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group dedicated $1.35 billion of those funds to TDEC to support water projects in communities throughout the state. Of the $1.35 billion, approximately $1 billion was designated for non-competitive formula-based grants offered to counties and eligible cities. The remaining funds will go to state-initiated projects and competitive grants.