This week, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced the commitment of $6.7 million in Cleaner Water Program funds for projects in Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Oldham, Owen and Trimble counties. She also presented ceremonial checks representing $4.9 million in funding for projects in McCreary County. The funding announced this week will improve water infrastructure, vocational education and bolster Kentucky’s tourism industry.

Funding will come through: the Better Kentucky Plan’s Cleaner Water Program (CWP) and Better Schools Program; a Kentucky Department of Tourism grant funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.