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Knox Chapman Utility Board to pursue $5.3M TDEC grant to extend service to Dupont in Seymour; Sevier County to co-apply
Summary
Representatives of Knox Chapman Utility Board presented a $5.3 million TDEC grant proposal to improve water service for about 3,400 Dupont community residents in Seymour; the Water Committee unanimously authorized KCUD to apply with Sevier County as a co-applicant.
Scott Prater and Rick Kirby, representatives of the Knox Chapman Utility Board (KCUD), presented a competitive grant proposal to the Sevier County Water Committee on June 13 asking county support for a TDEC application.
Prater and Kirby said KCUD would be the lead applicant and Sevier County would serve as co-applicant for a TDEC grant totaling $5.3 million, with applications due Aug. 1. They said, if the grant is fully funded, Sevier Water would provide roughly $140,000 and KCUD would contribute about $150,000 as local match. The proposed project would extend or improve water service in the Dupont community of Seymour and would serve roughly 3,400 residents, according to the presentation.
Commissioner Mike Hillard moved to allow KCUD to apply for the TDEC grant with Sevier County as co-applicant; Commissioner Todd Humble seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Next steps recorded in the meeting were authorization for KCUD to submit the application; the transcript does not record additional details about the application materials, specific project design, or subsequent county approvals beyond the committee authorization.
