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Pearl River Valley Water Supply District asks for $30 million authority, seeks help covering dredging, riprap and spillway study match
Summary
Adam Choad told the committee the Pearl River district is a special-fund agency seeking an increase in spending authority to $30 million, a $4 million shoreline riprap allocation, help with a 35% match (~$400,000) on a $1.1 million FEMA study grant, and guidance on redirecting prior dredging funds (HB 867) after a contractor cancelled.
Adam Choad, executive director of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, told the Appropriations Committee the district does not receive general fund money and relies on leases, roughly 6,000 water/sewer customers, five campgrounds and user fees for revenue. "We're not requesting any general funds," Choad said.
Choad asked the committee to consider an increase in the district's special-fund spending authority to $30,000,000 to provide flexibility for capital repairs and projects. He outlined three immediate priorities: roughly $4,000,000 to repair riprap…
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