The Town of Baileyton is among 102 municipalities in the state that will receive a portion of more than $230 million in American Rescue Plan funds from the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Baileyton will use $617,833 in ARP funds to develop an Asset Management Plan and address critical wastewater needs, including excessive inflow and infiltration. Projects include the replacement of residential pumping stations and the installation of new equipment at the Wastewater Treatment Plant to continue properly treating flow to the plant.
Tennessee received $3.725 billion from the ARP, and the state’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group dedicated $1.35 billion of those funds to TDEC to support water projects in communities throughout Tennessee. Of the $1.35 billion, approximately $1 billion was designated for non-competitive formula-based grants offered to counties and eligible cities to address critical systems needs. The remaining funds will go to state-initiated projects and competitive grants.
