EASTON, MARYLAND — Easton Utilities has received $2.625 million in federal Community Project Funding to help build a new drinking water well and control building, the utility announced.
The new well will be on the southwest end of Easton and will serve the town's entire drinking water system, adding capacity and resiliency, the utility said. Easton now has five active wells that supply more than 3 million gallons of drinking water a day to residents, businesses and visitors.
Easton Utilities said grants such as this one reduce the financial burden of major capital improvements as infrastructure needs and costs grow. The announcement did not give a construction schedule or the total cost of the project.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris said he worked with the utility to secure the money. "Easton's community is growing, and its water infrastructure must meet the increasing demands of new homes and businesses, as well as the new University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center," Harris said in the utility's announcement.
"The $2.625 million award will enable us to expand capacity, strengthen the resilience of our water system, and continue delivering the safe, reliable drinking water our community depends on every day," said John Horner, president and chief executive of Easton Utilities.
Source: Easton Utilities
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