Gov. Justice announced earlier this month that the West Virginia Water Development Authority (WDA) has approved 10 new Economic Enhancement Grant Fund (EEGF) projects worth $19,872,189.
Locally, Greenbrier PSD #2 was awarded a $3,527,000 WDA EEGF grant to extend water service between Rainelle and Charmco and between Sam Black Church and Asbury, to serve approximately 360 new customers. The total project cost is $20,300,000.
In April 2022, Gov. Justice called a special session to fund the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund, at the time securing an initial amount of $250 million. Since then, the program has seen exceptional success, and the WDA has approved EEGF projects worth $400 million, impacting over 582,440 West Virginians. All in all, these projects will affect residents statewide.
The WDA manages the EEGF, which provides matching grants to municipalities for upgrading infrastructure such as water, sewer, economic development, commerce, and tourism projects.