February 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The City of Smithville is making application for a $525,000 Community Development Block Grant to upgrade sewer lines.
The aldermen adopted a resolution authorizing the grant application Monday night. Funding is available under the CDBG Water/Sewer category including the three-star bonus administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
For years the city has had issues with excessive surface water entering the waste water treatment plant through porous sewer lines especially during heavy rains.
If approved, this grant, with a local match from the city, will help fund improvements to the existing wastewater system lines. The Upper Cumberland Development District will be the grant administrator for the city.
Two years ago work was completed on a $2.8 million upgrade at the Smithville Waste Water Treatment Plant partly funded with a CDBG grant but mostly with city reserves.