City will evaluate wastewater collection and treatment system improvements
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JUNE 30, 2025 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded two $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report grants to the city of Leadwood. The city will use the funding to evaluate improvements its wastewater collection and treatment systems.
Through its Clean Water Engineering Report Grant program, the department offers funding to qualified communities to help with evaluating public wastewater system improvements. Leadwood will use one grant to identify improvements to reduce stormwater infiltration into sewer collection pipes. It will use the other grant to evaluate upgrades to enable the wastewater treatment system to meet permit requirements and continue providing reliable service to the area. The facility’s improvement plan should be complete in February 2027.
Wastewater systems are essential infrastructure that support the health and economic vitality of a community. Through this grant, qualified communities like Leadwood can thoroughly assess their wastewater systems and identify improvements for better efficiency, effectiveness and service. During the assessment, communities can not only determine what actions are needed to address current needs, but plan for future growth and development.
“Investing in local water infrastructure is not just about improving wastewater systems,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the Department of Natural Resources. “It’s about revitalizing communities as we fulfill our mission to protect public health and the environment.”
The department is committed to assisting Missouri communities with water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects. Through its Financial Assistance Center, the department provides funding opportunities for qualified communities with water quality, wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs. This project will be funded wholly or in part with monies received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information on wastewater and drinking water funding opportunities, visit dnr.mo.gov/water/what-were-doing/state-revolving-fund-srf.