环保署宣布1200万美元资助阿肯色州 Fort Smith 供水项目，将铺设约3英里原水管道
位于美国阿肯色州塞巴斯蒂安县的 Fort Smith 市获得一笔供水基建资金，美国环境保护署 EPA 官员、联邦参议员 John Boozman 与 Fort Smith 市政府2026年11月12日共同宣布，1,200万美元将用于 Fort Smith 地区供水基础设施改善，更换老化设施，保障 Fort Smith 大都会区的市政供水。宣布地点在德克萨斯州 Dallas，消息由环保署发布。
这笔资金的重点是让 Fort Smith 的供水系统在今后几十年更可靠。具体项目将铺设一条约3英里长、直径48英寸的原水管道，从 Crawford County 通到 Fort Smith 市，回应西阿肯色州持续的供水可靠性需求。
环保署第六区局长 Scott Mason 表示，可靠的供水基础设施是家庭、企业和社区繁荣成长的基础，环保署与 Fort Smith 市和参议员 Boozman 合作，确保 Fort Smith 居民今后几十年都能用上清洁水。
参议员 John Boozman 表示，用上清洁、可靠的水对保护公众健康、改善生活质量和支持经济增长都必不可少，这笔投资将帮助满足社区不断增长的用水需求。Fort Smith 市长 George McGill 表示，水关系到照顾家庭、发展企业和迎接新机会的方方面面，这笔投资将为社区和整个 River Valley 依赖同一系统的地区建起更可靠的供水系统。
老化的输水基础设施会带来服务中断风险，威胁 Fort Smith 及周边地区的市政饮水供应。Fort Smith 在完成全部行政手续后将收到这1,200万美元，资金来自国会定向支出。
EPA Announces $12 Million for Fort Smith, Arkansas Water Project With About 3 Miles of New Pipeline
Fort Smith, a city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, will receive federal water infrastructure funding, as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials, Senator John Boozman and the City of Fort Smith announced on November 12, 2026, that $12 million will support water infrastructure improvements for the Fort Smith area, replacing aging infrastructure and ensuring the effectiveness of the municipal water supply for the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The announcement was issued from Dallas, Texas, by the EPA.
The project is intended to strengthen the reliability of Fort Smith's water system for decades. Specifically, it will install approximately three miles of 48-inch-diameter raw water pipeline from Crawford County to the City of Fort Smith, supporting the broader need for continued water supply reliability in western Arkansas.
EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason said reliable water infrastructure is foundational for families, businesses and communities to prosper and grow, and that working with the City of Fort Smith and Senator Boozman will ensure Fort Smith residents receive clean water for decades to come.
Senator John Boozman said access to clean, reliable water is essential to protecting public health, improving quality of life and supporting economic growth, and that the investment will help meet the community's growing water needs. Fort Smith Mayor George McGill said water is essential to everything from taking care of families to growing businesses, and that the investment will help build a more reliable water system for the community and the River Valley communities that depend on it.
Aging water transmission infrastructure creates a risk of service disruption and threatens the reliability of the municipal drinking water supply for Fort Smith and surrounding areas. Fort Smith will receive the $12 million once all administrative obligations have been completed, and the funding comes from Congressional Directed Spending.
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