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Springfield, MO
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Springfield, MO
Last edited 1:46 p.m., Aug. 29, 2023 [Editor's note: More information about the funding process has been added.]
City Utilities of Springfield has been selected for $9.4 million in federal funding designed to shore up water treatment plant safety.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency funding is earmarked for CU to engage in a mitigation program for building resilient infrastructure and communities, aka BRIC, according to a news release.
The funding will go toward adding backup natural gas-powered generators to protect the ongoing water supply at the Blackman Water Treatment Plant in the event of a power outage due to natural disaster or cyberattacks. The plant operates in east Springfield, fronting U.S. Highway 65.
CU was selected through a competitive process, according to the release. A second review is scheduled to be conducted to determine whether environmental considerations and program requirements have been met before the funding is released.
LeDoux’s Furniture and Whatnots opened on Commercial Street; Soapbox Studios LLC launched; and Day One Fitness LLC opened its first location.
