According to the grant application’s summary, the county’s water and sewage systems, as is, will soon become overwhelmed by the expected increase.ĭubbing the project the, “Regional Infrastructure Resiliency Initiative for Newton County,” it’s projected to serve zip codes 30014, 30016, 30025, 30054, 3006 with a service area population of 115,355, according to July 2021 U.S. The grant's three main objectives listed in the application are to “provide water services in underserved/unserved areas of the County where population has increased,” as well as increasing capacity due to economic development and growth and to “replace infrastructure which has exceeded the functional lifespan.”Īnd, of course, industrial growth gives way to residential growth. “The work that will be done with these funds will truly be a community effort utilized by Newton County, the City of Covington and the Newton County Water and Sewage Authority.”īased on verbiage in the grant application obtained by an open records request by The Covington News, the grant will allow the county to “improve its drinking water quality, drinking water supply and its water reclamation treatment and collection system by implementing a regional initiative to make these overdue infrastructure improvements.” “This selection of Newton County and its partners for this $212,783,781 grant also the value of our strong community partnerships and proves that by working together, we are able to make big things happen,” Banes wrote.
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