Gov. Ivey Announces $425K Grant for Blountsville Emergency Sewer Repairs

Gov. Ivey announces $425K grant for Blountsville emergency sewer repairs

Blountsville will receive a $425,000 state-administered grant to help stabilize the ground beneath its wastewater lagoon. Sinkholes have twice caused untreated wastewater to leak into an aquifer that is the main water supply for the town and the Blount County Water Authority.

Ivey announces grant after millions of gallons of sewage leaked into Alabama county’s water source

Gov. Kay Ivey announced a $425,000 grant Friday to repair Blountsville’s failing sewer system after sinkholes beneath a wastewater lagoon caused millions of gallons of untreated sewage to leak into the town’s primary water source. The funds from the Appalachian…