The City of Jamestown has been awarded $1,500,000 in grant funding for improvements to its water treatment plant intake.
Governor Andy Beshear announced the funding through the Community Development Block Grant program.
The Lake Cumberland Area Development District assisted Jamestown with preparing and submitting the application, helping the city secure the investment in its water infrastructure.
City officials previously outlined plans to replace a nearly twenty-year-old metal intake barge, along with pumps and related equipment. The existing barge has experienced corrosion and equipment problems.
The overall project was previously estimated at just over $3,000,000, with the city also authorizing approximately $1,500,000 in low-interest loan funding.
The intake system pumps water from Lake Cumberland to Jamestown’s water treatment plant. The planned improvements follow problems during extreme winter cold that required emergency repairs earlier this year.