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21 Applicants Approved in First Round of SWIFT Loans

The Texas Water Development Board has details on the 21 applicants receiving money from the first round of funding for water projects approved by voters in 2013.

by Carol Flake

A plant employee, Charles Cupp, takes water samples at the Cypress Water Treatment Plant in Wichita Falls, on Friday, January 25, 2013. This plant is responsible for the membrane reverse osmosis process being used on the city's water supply. The city estimates that it's total water reserves are hovering around the 40 percent mark as of this year forcing it to begin implementing it's stage 3 emergency water restrictions and furthering steps toward increasing its water reclamation initiative.
Credit: Brandon Thibodeaux

The Texas Water Development Board has details on the 21 applicants receiving money from the first round of funding for water projects approved by voters in 2013. The first round of financing amounting to about $1 billion will come from the $3.9 billion State Water Implementation Fund for Texas. (TWDB)

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