The City of McAlester, Oklahoma was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on July 12, 2024. The grant will fund the replacement of 1,797 outdated mechanical water meters with Automatic Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters across residential and commercial lines in the city. This project will increase the AMI meter coverage in McAlester from 59% to 83%, resulting in estimated annual water savings of 143 acre-feet that will remain in Lake McAlester to benefit customers, local wildlife, and recreation. The two-year project is expected to be completed by June 30, 2025. The WaterSMART program provides cost-shared funding for water management improvements that save water, increase renewable energy use, and provide other sustainability benefits across the western United States.
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