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U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., who supported override of the president’s veto, said the water resources bill included the following projects for East Tennessee:

$40 million for the Blount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe and Sevier counties for design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects;

$16 million for the city of Athens for wastewater infrastructure;

Support to prevent flooding and flood damage in Lenoir City and planning in consultation with Army Corps of Engineers;

$2 million for contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for establishment and operation of the Southeastern Water Resources Institute to study sustainable development and utilization of water resources in the Southeastern United States;

$5 million for Knoxville for water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure;
$500,000 for Knoxville for debris removal along the Tennessee River; and

$3 million for promoting safe waterways by providing TVA and other federal agencies the opportunity to enter into cooperative agreements for technical assistance that will improve lock and dam security.