City of Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer, State Senator Sharon Hewitt and State Representative Mary DuBuisson are pleased to announce that the City of Slidell will receive nearly $3.1 million to invest in water and drainage infrastructure as part of the Water Sector Program Grant from the State of Louisiana.
Mayor Cromer said he wanted to thank Senator Hewitt, Representative DuBuisson, and all the members of the State Legislature who made the funding possible.
A $10 million dollar rehabilitation to the existing Slidell Wastewater Treatment Plant is currently underway in the City of Slidell. The additional grant funding will allow the city to build a large and efficient 2.5 million gallon equalization tank along with making other improvements.
Senator Hewitt said water and sewer are basic services that citizens expect and deserve, yet tend to get overlooked when budgeting with limited funds.
The proposed improvements at the Slidell Wastewater Treatment Plant aim to implement more efficient wastewater service.
Representative DuBuisson said our citizens deserve to have clean, safe water, and she was pleased to have been a part of the Legislature that approved the funding.
