Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (Tennessee)

Grants to help rural communities of 10,000 or fewer prepare for or recover from an emergency that threatens safe drinking water, such as a sharp drop in water quantity or quality within the last two years.

The proposed projects designed to serve a rural area with a population of 10,000 or less that has a median household income of not more than 100 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan household income and had a significant decline in quantity of water available from private individually owned wells will be given priority. Preference also will be given to proposed projects that will assist an established water system or remedy an acute shortage of quality water. The Rural Development State Director will rate applications on a point system and points received will be considered in selecting projects for funding.

Fiscal year 2025: Replace water line and appurtenances that were exposed due to excessive rainfall and flooding. The project involved boring a new 4-inch waterline beneath the river to re-establish a full-capacity, permanent crossing. Construct an emergency intake structure to prevent future intake obstructions during times of excessive precipitation. Project also involved the replacement of high service pumps and raw water pump station wet well.