JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JAN. 29, 2026 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded the city of Jackson $10.1 million in assistance for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The city estimates the project will total $14.1 million and plans to complete it by March 2027.
By replacing its aging wastewater treatment infrastructure, the city expects to improve the facility’s operation and maintenance, extend its useful life, bring existing structures up to date with current code and improve the facility’s ease of operation for plant operators.
Project funding consists of a $10.1 million loan through the department’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the city will contribute $4 million in local funds. The department estimates that its funding will save the city’s ratepayers approximately $4.2 million in interest over the loan’s 20-year term.
“Funding from Missouri’s State Revolving Fund positively affects our communities, helping them grow and develop for years to come,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “We will continue to fund upgrades to water infrastructure across Missouri to keep residents healthy, preserve water resources and keep customers’ bills affordable.”
The department’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund finances improvements to wastewater treatment facilities, sewer collection system rehabilitation and extensions, and combined sewer overflow corrections. The fund also finances security, efficiency and conservation measures. Communities that borrow from the fund benefit from the below-market interest rate and from a department project manager’s assistance throughout the project.
The department is committed to assisting Missouri communities with water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects. Through its Financial Assistance Center, the department provides funding opportunities for qualified communities with water quality, wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs. This project will be funded wholly or in part with monies received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information on wastewater and drinking water funding opportunities, visit dnr.mo.gov/water/what-were-doing/state-revolving-fund-srf.