WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the city of Nelsonville to build a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The new WWTP will have a 1.2 million gallon daily (MGD) flow capacity, improving sewer service for 1,543 households and 170 businesses in the area. The plant will operate as a regional provider for residents in northwest Athens County and southeast Hocking County.

“Strong water and sewer infrastructure is critical to Ohio communities’ ability to be economically competitive,” Brown said. “This funding will help to protect Lake Erie and improve access to safe and clean water for Nelsonville residents. I will continue to advocate for resources so that Ohioans in small and rural communities have equal access to clean water.”

Additional funding will be provided by other federal, state and local sources bringing the total project funding to $16,543,397.

ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government with the mission to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in the Appalachian region.

 

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