City will make wastewater treatment system improvements
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 23, 2025 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $1.1 million to the city of Jasper for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The project is estimated to total $1.4 million and the city expects to complete it by December 2026.
When complete, the project will improve operations and maintenance of the city’s wastewater treatment system by replacing aging infrastructure. Project funding consists of a $538,000 low-interest loan and a $624,000 grant through the department’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The city will contribute $256,380 in local funds. The department estimates that its funding will save the city’s ratepayers approximately $237,000 in interest over the loan’s 20-year term.
“Financial assistance packages like this can make all the difference in being able to provide effective wastewater treatment service to support Missouri communities and ensure their infrastructure projects are successful and affordable,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the Department of Natural Resources.
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.