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Atoka pursues infrastructure planning grant to produce water/sewer models and an asset-management plan
Summary
Staff described an Infrastructure Planning Grant (separate from ARPA) that will fund a hydraulic water model, a sewer model and an asset‑management plan required by the ARPA project; town staff said they have completed about 90% of the sewer legwork and expect the grant‑funded deliverables to be submitted by the grant deadline.
Town staff briefed the board on an Infrastructure Planning Grant administered through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development that would fund three related deliverables: a hydraulic water model, a sewer model and an asset‑management plan.
Consultant Clark (SSR) explained that the water model will locate pressure problems, identify where new lines can be added and show system impacts of proposed tie‑ins. The sewer model will identify capacity constraints and where upgrades will be required to accept future growth. The asset‑management plan is intended to inventory assets, document condition, and feed a capital improvement plan so replacement needs can be budgeted rather than discovered after failures.
Staff said much of the field work feeding the plan is already complete: “We’ve done a good 90% of the sewer already,” Clark told the board. The asset‑management deliverable is also a condition of the town’s ARPA project and must be submitted before the end of the grant period; staff said the submission deadline is tied to the grant close-out and will be completed well before that date.
Why it matters: models and an asset inventory give the town an evidentiary basis for prioritizing capital spending, applying for loans and managing lifecycle costs for water and sewer infrastructure.
Staff indicated they will use the models to identify pressure and capacity constraints ahead of new development so the town and developers can coordinate upgrades and avoid last‑minute emergency fixes. Board members asked about timing; staff expects design work and grant deliverables to be completed in the near term and to feed the town’s ARPA compliance file.
No formal vote was taken; staff will return with contract documents and a schedule tied to the state grant timeline.
