Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the McCoy Water Supply Corporation has been awarded federal funding, totaling $5,998,600, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for water development projects that will benefit constituents of Atascosa, Wilson and Live Oak Counties.

The McCoy Water Supply Corporation will receive a loan of $3,593,000 and a grant of $2,405,600 for water development projects that will be used for improvements on five of the plant sites and to acquire two new hydro-pneumatic plants. These improvements and additions will add approximately 106,000 linear feet of distribution lines to ensure that water capacity and pressure issues set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Standards are met. 

“In today’s challenging economic times, these funds will have a tremendous positive impact in the lives of residents of the 28th District of Texas,” said Congressman Cuellar. “Water is a precious resource that many of us take for granted, and it is only in times when it is scarce, that we realize the importance of it. I thank Paco Valentin, USDA Rural Development Texas State Director, for his support of the many water projects that better the lives of Texans and their families.”

Currently, the McCoy Water Supply Corporation serves 2,221 connections in South Texas. With this additional funding, more connections are expected, which will provide water for more residents in the area.

Further details will be announced by Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural the Development, on March 14 in McCoy, Texas.