Hughes County Rural Water District #2
This $1,482,300 grant will be used with an additional $840,000 in loan funds to complete the following:
• Rehabilitate 3 existing wells
• Drill an additional 2 wells
• Add a pump and chlorination building and access road to well field
• Add SCADA system
• Add 25,000 L.F. of 8” water line to connect well field to distribution system
• Add a 20,000 gallon water storage tank
Hughes County RWD#2's existing surface water treatment plant on the Upper Boggy Creek Watershed can no longer treat the water to meet Safe Drinking Water Standards and as a result is under a Consent Order for health violations. To rehabilitate existing plant is too costly for the District. They will rehabilitate an existing well field and drill additional wells to provide an adequate quality and quantity to their customers who reside in a pervasive poverty county.
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12:45PM Sep 04, 2009
by Kathy James in USDA Web Site |
City of Antlers Fire-EMS
The City of Antlers Fire- EMS is a combination paid and volunteer fire department that provides fire and emergency response within the Antlers Fire District, additionally the Fire Department provides Ambulance service for the Southern two thirds of Pushmataha County and Rescue services for the entire 1397 square miles of Pushmataha County.
The City of Antlers Fire-EMS Division is an agency trained for Mass Casualty Response. They have been assigned the host agency for the Region 5 Mass Casualty Response. They are in need of three components to respond effectively. This $34,615 Community Facility grant will be used with $64,285 from the City of Antlers to provide a new One ton Vehicle, a Rescue Boat, and an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV).
The City of Antlers Fire-Ems will use the equipment as follows:
Equipped Vehicle- this vehicle will be a one-ton chassis with dual rear wheel, a four door cab, a diesel engine with an automatic transmission. The bed shall be a utility type bed to allow storage of technical rescue gear. This configuration will allow multiple firefighters to respond in one vehicle. The vehicle will allow sufficient payload for carrying of equipment and combined with the diesel engine enough power to tow the Mass Casualty Trailer.
The Equipped Boat will enhance the current Swift Water Rescue program. The boat will allow the team to navigate personnel and equipment in flooded waters for the purpose of rescuing stranded, injured victims and transporting them to safety. The boat will be 21ft aluminum boat with a 60 horse power engine designed for rescue that meets NFPA 1670.
The equipped ATV will enhance the current Rough Terrain Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Wildland Search and Rescue as well as provide supplemental fire apparatus on wildland firefighting. This ATV will be six wheel drive, with a bench seat and a bed at the rear. A skid unit will be installed in the bed of ATV.
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12:36PM Sep 04, 2009
by Kathy James in USDA Web Site |
Fort Towson Industrial Authority
This Recovery Act investment of $300,000 will be leveraged with $300,200 to provide an opportunity for Fort Towson, Oklahoma, to establish initial medical services in their town. Many of the residents in this 611 population town are of an elderly age. It is a significant hardship on these residents to travel to the nearest medical facility available. The Authority is bringing in an existing Federally Qualified Health Clinic, who will locate in a new facility to be built in the new medical business park. This established clinic will bring 10 new jobs to the community. A local start up business has committed to provide 2 jobs and occupy some retail space in the new medical facility also.
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11:15AM Sep 04, 2009
by Kathy James in USDA Recovery Act |
Friday Sep 04, 2009
