State Rep. Doyle Heffley, R-122, and state Sen. David Argall, R-29, announced that more than $800,000 in Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program grants were awarded to infrastructure projects in Carbon County.

“These state dollars will help ease the burden on local ratepayers,” Heffley said. “The grants will fund critical infrastructure projects that ensure cleaner, safer water for generations to come. By working together, we secured more than $800,000 to strengthen communities across Carbon County.”

Argall said, “Improved water infrastructure is very much needed in so many of our communities. These highly competitive state funds are very important.”

The following projects were awarded funding:

• Beaver Meadows Borough — $284,622 for utility improvements.

• Bowmanstown Borough Authority — $100,000 for a booster pump station upgrade.

• Jim Thorpe Borough — $100,000 for water line improvements along Front Street.

• Lansford Coaldale Joint Water Authority — $100,000 for well pump and pump house improvements.

• Nesquehoning Borough Water Authority — $100,000 for improvements to West Estates water system.

• Summit Hill Water Authority — $117,009 to replace a bridge.

The Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program awards funding to municipalities and municipal authorities for water, sewer, stormwater and flood control projects. The funding was approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, an independent agency of the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, which administers the state’s economic stimulus packages.