The Texas Water Development Board is located at 1700 Congress Ave. in Austin.

The city of China will be building a new wastewater treatment plant, with some financial assistance from the state.

The Texas Water Development Board on Sept. 1 approved giving the city of China $6 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for a wastewater improvement project.

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According to a news release from the Texas Water Newsroom, China will use the money to finance planning, design and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant project.

“The city could save approximately ($1.6 million) over the life of the loan by using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund,” the news release said. “With the financial assistance approved (Sept. 1), the City will construct a new 0.3-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant at the site of its existing plant, implementing various construction improvements and installing a new emergency power backup generator.”

Courtney Pedersen is the Environmental and Governmental Policy Reporter for The Beaumont Enterprise.