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The funds, part of DEP’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program, will be used to finance the construction of a new drinking water distribution line, which will provide an alternate water supply for the aging line that is currently used.

 

The new line will serve the users south of Interstate 10, to include the Doctor’s Memorial Hospital and the Holmes County Correctional Institute.

 

The project will integrate a new water supply well into the overall system. It will also ensure water supply is not disrupted in the event the older line breaks, assuring continuous protection of public health and safety.

 

The funds awarded to the city of Bonifay are a part of the approximately $217 million awarded to Florida from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to help local governments finance improvements to wastewater, stormwater and drinking water facilities essential to protecting public health and the environment across the state.

 

Florida was one of the first states to have met all the requirements necessary to receive the full amount of ARRA funds to support both the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) as well as the DWSRF.

 

Bonifay is one of 58 projects in 52 Florida communities scheduled to receive ARRA money to help build critical drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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