Town of Vevay, Ripley County Receive Grants For Water & Sewer Improvements

Congratulations to Ripley County and the Town of Vevay.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) – 24 rural Hoosier communities have received over $15.3 million in federal grant funding to improve water infrastructure, including two here locally.

"By investing in our state's water infrastructure, we are laying the foundation for regional growth and prosperity,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch. "These grants are supporting projects that are crucial to rural communities' continual economic development and improving the quality of life for its residents.”

The State of Indiana distributes Community Development Block Grant funds to rural communities, which assist units of local government with various community projects which include infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities, and economic development.

“The leadership of these grant recipients embodies strategic planning, hard work, and dedication to improving their communities,” said Matt Crouch, Interim Executive Director of OCRA. “Proper planning is necessary to ensure Hoosier’s quality of life can grow as we are coping through a pandemic.”

Two local communities were recipients of these grants:

• Ripley County is awarded $550,000 for water and sewer improvements. This project will install a chlorine disinfection system at the wastewater treatment plant, install an updated contact tank, and construct a chemical building to house the feed pumps and storage tanks. Additionally, plant electrical improvements will be installed to include lagoon alarms and upgrading the plant’s electrical system to accommodate chlorine disinfection.

• The Town of Vevay is awarded $700,000 for water and sewer improvements. This project will rehabilitate the lift stations at the high school, the library, and Ohio Street, as a well upgrade the wastewater treatment plant.  

The second round of the 2020 CDBG program will begin on August 24 with proposals due on September 24, and the final application is due on November 20.

The Blight Clearance Program, Main Street Revitalization Program, and Public Facilities Program suspension will continue, so only Wastewater/Drinking Water and Stormwater Improvement Program applications will be accepted for round two.

Find more information at www.in.gov/ocra/cdbg.htm.