Department of Natural Resources awards $5.98 million to Mountain View…

City will improve wastewater collection system

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 3, 2025 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $5.98 million in financial assistance to the city of Mountain View for upgrades to its wastewater collection system. The funding will cover the entire cost of the project, which is expected to be completed by October 2026.

The project will consist of rehabilitating the city's wastewater collection system to make a fully functioning wastewater collection system. When complete, the project is expected to result in reduced sanitary sewer overflows and will extend the wastewater system's life and efficiency so that it can continue serving the city well into the future.

Project funding consists of a $2.48 million loan and a $3.5 million grant, both through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The department's funding is estimated to save the city's ratepayers $3.5 million in principal and approximately $1.2 million in interest over the loan's 20-year term.

"Today's announcement of nearly $6 million for water infrastructure projects provides critical funding for the community of Mountain View to keep its residents healthy and help protect the environment while keeping utility bills 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.